branch · twig

shù zhī

sh+ù·4th tonezh+ī·1st tone

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The blue bird is perched on a branch, singing cheerfully.

蓝色的鸟栖息在树枝上，兴致昂扬地唱着歌。

The fruit weighed the branches down.

果子把树枝压弯了。

He held on firmly to the branch.

他紧紧抓住树枝。

He cut some branches off the tree.

他割掉了树上的几根树枝。

The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.

灯笼在树枝上吊着。

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