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芝麻

zhīma
noun HSK 7 #11,981

Measure Word

一粒芝麻 lì

Meanings

  1. 1 sesame (seed)

Characters

芝
zhī
a type of plant; lingzhi mushroom
麻
ma
hemp; sesame; numb

Examples

这个烧饼上面撒了好多芝麻。
Zhège shāobǐng shàngmiàn sā le hǎo duō zhīma.
This flatbread has a lot of sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

Tips

culture
The idiom 芝麻开门 (zhīma kāi mén, 'Open Sesame') comes from the Arabian Nights story of Ali Baba. 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 (picking up sesame seeds but losing the watermelon) means focusing on trivial things while missing what's important.

Stroke Order

芝 zhī
麻 má

Related Words

芝士 zhīshì HSK 7 #7,603
cheese (loanword from English 'cheese')
麻醉 mázuì HSK 7 #5,309
anesthesia / narcosis / to anesthetize
麻 má HSK 7 #5,324
hemp; flax / numb; tingling / pockmarked; rough
麻痹 mábì HSK 7 #8,888
to numb; to paralyze / paralysis; numbness / to lull into complacency; to lower one's guard
麻木 mámù HSK 7 #9,641
numb; insensitive (physically) / apathetic; emotionally numb; desensitized
芝加哥 zhījiāgē #2,628
Chicago
找麻烦 zhǎomáfan #7,247
to look for trouble; to cause trouble / to pick a fight; to make things difficult
惹麻烦 rěmáfan #3,911
to cause trouble / to get into trouble
大麻 dàmá #2,100
hemp / marijuana / cannabis
麻烦 máfan HSK 3 #455
trouble / annoying; troublesome / to bother (someone)
芝麻 zhīma
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