芝麻 zhīma

zhīma noun sesame
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink , Concept: Condiments 作料
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '芝麻'; Guoyu '芝麻'; Mathews 1931 '芝麻', p. 130; Wikipedia '芝麻')

Contained in

• 芝麻包 sesame bun
• 芝麻酱(芝麻醬) sesame paste
• 芝麻油 sesame oil
• 芝麻秸 sesame straw
• 芝麻官 low ranking official; petty bureaucrat
• 芝麻小事 trivial matter; trifle
• 陈谷子烂芝麻(陳谷子爛芝麻) stale grain, overcooked sesame; the same boring old gossip
• 芝麻饼(芝麻餅) sesame biscuit
• 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜(撿了芝麻丟了西瓜) to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles
• 芝麻绿豆(芝麻綠豆) trivial; minute (size)

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷一百三十八　列傳第二十五: 康里脫脫 燕鐵木兒 伯顏 馬札兒台 脫脫 Volume 138 Biographies 25: Kanglituotuo, El Temür, Bayan, Mazhaertai, Toqto'a History of Yuan 元史 — count: 2
• 卷四十三　志第二十四:　輿服上 天子車輅、皇后妃嬪車輦、皇太子車制、王公以下車制及鞍勒飾 輿服中 天子袞冕 視朝之服 皇后冠服 皇太子冠服 宗室及外戚並一品命婦 臣下朝服 祭服 公服 輿服下 衣服通制 Volume 43 Treatises 24: Carriages and Clothing 1 - Emperor's Carriages, Empress' and Consorts' Carriages; Crown Prince's Carriages; Princes, Dukes, and below Carriages and Saddlery; Carriages and Clothing 2 - Emperors' Robes and Crowns; Clothing for those Accompanying the Emperor; Empresses' Crown and Clothing; Crown Princes' Crown and Clothing; Dress for the Imperial Clan, Families of Imperial Consorts, and Titled Nobility; Court Dress for Officials; Ceremonial Clothing; Official Clothing; Carriages and Clothing 3 - Tailoring History of Jin 金史 — count: 2
• 卷四十二　本紀第四十二: 順帝五 Volume 42 Annals 42: Shundi 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 2
• 第十四回 Chapter 14 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 1
• 卷四十三 志第十九 地理四 Volume 43 Treatises 19: Geography 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
• 卷一百三十四 列傳第二十二 何文輝 葉旺 馬雲 繆大亨 蔡遷 王銘 甯正 金興旺 花茂 丁玉 郭雲 Volume 134 Biographies 22: He Wenhui, Ye Wang, Ma Yun, Miao Daheng, Cai Qian, Wang Ming, Ning Zheng, Jin Xingwang, Hua Mao, Ding Yu, Guo Yun History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
• 第五十二回 Chapter 52 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第七十回 Chapter 70 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 卷八十四 志第六十 河渠二 Volume 84 Treatises 60: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
• 卷七十四　志第二十五: 　祭祀三 Volume 74 Treatises 27: Offerings 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 1

Collocations

• 芝麻李 (芝麻李) 李二號芝麻李 — History of Yuan 元史, 卷四十二　本紀第四十二: 順帝五 Volume 42 Annals 42: Shundi 5 — count: 7
• 芝麻罗 (芝麻羅) 七品服緋芝麻羅 — History of Jin 金史, 卷四十三　志第二十四:　輿服上 天子車輅、皇后妃嬪車輦、皇太子車制、王公以下車制及鞍勒飾 輿服中 天子袞冕 視朝之服 皇后冠服 皇太子冠服 宗室及外戚並一品命婦 臣下朝服 祭服 公服 輿服下 衣服通制 Volume 43 Treatises 24: Carriages and Clothing 1 - Emperor's Carriages, Empress' and Consorts' Carriages; Crown Prince's Carriages; Princes, Dukes, and below Carriages and Saddlery; Carriages and Clothing 2 - Emperors' Robes and Crowns; Clothing for those Accompanying the Emperor; Empresses' Crown and Clothing; Crown Princes' Crown and Clothing; Dress for the Imperial Clan, Families of Imperial Consorts, and Titled Nobility; Court Dress for Officials; Ceremonial Clothing; Official Clothing; Carriages and Clothing 3 - Tailoring — count: 3
• 芝麻糖 (芝麻糖) 芝麻糖 — The Scholars 儒林外史, 第十四回 Chapter 14 — count: 2