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枝叶相持 — “To stand together like branches and leaves”

枝叶相持 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand together like branches and leaves”. To be mutually supportive or reliant. Literally, “Branches and leaves supporting each other”.

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枝叶相持 Pronunciation and Pinyin

枝叶相持 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
枝
zhī8branch or twig
叶
yè5leaf
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
持
chí9hold, maintain, support

Example Sentence with 枝叶相持

在面临挑战时,团队成员们总是枝叶相持,共同寻找解决方案。
When facing challenges, the team members always stood together, jointly seeking solutions.

Idioms Related to 枝叶相持

Synonyms of 枝叶相持

  • zhī枝gàn干xiāng相chí持mutually support each other

More idioms starting with 枝

  • zhī枝fēn分yè叶sàn散descendants spreading widely and dispersing
  • zhī枝fēn分lǚ缕jiě解analyze in great detail
  • zhī枝bié别tiáo条yì异tangled and confused state of affairs
  • zhī枝yè叶fú扶shū疏luxuriant, well-arranged branches and leaves
  • zhī枝yè叶fú扶sū苏lush, well-arranged branches and leaves
  • zhī枝yè叶páng旁dié牒collateral relatives or branching lineage
  • zhī枝wài外shēng生zhī枝create new complications
  • zhī枝dà大yú于běn本subordinate overshadows main entity
  • zhī枝duì对yè叶bǐ比parallel and antithetical sentence structures
  • zhī枝bù布yè叶fēn分a widespread lineage
  • zhī枝mù木zhī之guān冠elaborately adorned headwear

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Questions about 枝叶相持

What does 枝叶相持 mean?

枝叶相持 (zhī yè xiāng chí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand together like branches and leaves”.

How do you pronounce 枝叶相持?

枝叶相持 is pronounced zhī yè xiāng chí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 枝叶相持 literally mean?

Literally, 枝叶相持 means “Branches and leaves supporting each other”. It is used to mean “to stand together like branches and leaves”.

What is the Chinese definition of 枝叶相持?

比喻相互扶助。

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