芝麻 zhī ma ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ zi1 maa4 HSK 7-9
- sesame (seed)
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芝
- 芝士 zhī shì ㄓ ㄕˋ zi1 si6 (loanword) cheese
- 三芝 Sān zhī ㄙㄢ ㄓ saam1 zi1 Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
- 东芝 東芝 Dōng zhī ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓ dung1 zi1 Toshiba, Japanese electronics company
- 林芝 Lín zhī ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓ lam4 zi1 see 林芝市
- 芝宇 zhī yǔ ㄓ ㄩˇ zi1 jyu5 your appearance (honorific)
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- 芝心 zhī xīn ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ zi1 sam1 stuffed crust (pizza)
- 芝罘 Zhī fú ㄓ ㄈㄨˊ zi1 fau4 see 芝罘区
- 芝兰 芝蘭 zhī lán ㄓ ㄌㄢˊ zi1 laan4 lit. iris and orchid
- 云芝 雲芝 yún zhī ㄩㄣˊ ㄓ wan4 zi1 turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)
- 灵芝 靈芝 líng zhī ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ling4 zi1 lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
- 三芝乡 三芝鄉 Sān zhī xiāng ㄙㄢ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄤ saam1 zi1 hoeng1 Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
- 张柏芝 張柏芝 Zhāng Bó zhī ㄓㄤ ㄅㄛˊ ㄓ zoeng1 paak3 zi1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
- 林芝市 Lín zhī Shì ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ lam4 zi1 si5 Nyingchi, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治区
- 王仙芝 Wáng Xiān zhī ㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ wong4 sin1 zi1 Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang
- 芝加哥 Zhī jiā gē ㄓ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄜ zi1 gaa1 go1 Chicago, USA
- 芝罘区 芝罘區 Zhī fú Qū ㄓ ㄈㄨˊ ㄑㄩ zi1 fau4 keoi1 Zhifu, a district of Yantai City 烟台市, Shandong
- 芝麻包 zhī ma bāo ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄅㄠ zi1 maa4 baau1 sesame bun
- 芝麻官 zhī ma guān ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ zi1 maa4 gun1 low ranking official
- 芝麻油 zhī ma yóu ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄧㄡˊ zi1 maa4 jau4 sesame oil
- 芝麻菜 zhī ma cài ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄘㄞˋ zi1 maa4 coi3 (botany) arugula; rocket; roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa)
麻
- 肉麻 ròu má ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊ juk6 maa4 sickening
- 麻将 麻將 má jiàng ㄇㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ maa4 zoeng3 mahjong
- 麻木 má mù ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ maa4 muk6 numb
- 麻烦 麻煩 má fan ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄈㄢ maa4 faan4 trouble; inconvenience
- 麻痹 麻痺 má bì ㄇㄚˊ ㄅㄧˋ maa4 bei3 paralysis
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- 麻辣 má là ㄇㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ maa4 laat6 hot and numbing
- 麻醉 má zuì ㄇㄚˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ maa4 zeoi3 anesthesia
- 麻雀 má què ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ maa4 zoek2 sparrow
- 三麻 sān má ㄙㄢ ㄇㄚˊ saam1 maa4 three-player mahjong
- 主麻 zhǔ má ㄓㄨˇ ㄇㄚˊ zyu2 maa4 (Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic)
- 乱麻 亂麻 luàn má ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ lyun6 maa4 lit. tangled skein
- 亚麻 亞麻 yà má ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ aa3 maa4 flax
- 全麻 quán má ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄚˊ cyun4 maa4 general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉)
- 剑麻 劍麻 jiàn má ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gim3 maa4 sisal hemp
- 四麻 sì má ㄙˋ ㄇㄚˊ sei3 maa4 four-player mahjong
- 大麻 dà má ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ daai6 maa4 hemp (Cannabis sativa)
- 天麻 tiān má ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄚˊ tin1 maa4 Gastrodia elata (botany)
- 局麻 jú má ㄐㄩˊ ㄇㄚˊ guk6 maa4 local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉)
- 火麻 huǒ má ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄚˊ fo2 maa4 hemp
- 发麻 發麻 fā má ㄈㄚ ㄇㄚˊ faat3 maa4 to feel numb
Idioms with these characters
- 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙嘆 zhī fén huì tàn ㄓ ㄈㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˋ zi1 fan4 wai6 taan3 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
- 芝兰玉树 芝蘭玉樹 zhī lán yù shù ㄓ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄕㄨˋ zi1 laan4 juk6 syu6 lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
- 芝兰之室 芝蘭之室 zhī lán zhī shì ㄓ ㄌㄢˊ ㄓ ㄕˋ zi1 laan4 zi1 sat1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
Example sentences
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芝麻 开门 開門 ！
Open Sesame!
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我 吃 了 黑 芝麻 冰淇淋 。
I ate black sesame ice cream.
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我 点 點 了 一 份 芝麻 面包 麵包 ， 用来 用來 制作 製作 素食 汉堡 漢堡 。
I ordered a sesame seed buns for the veggie burgers.
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