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枝节
枝節
zhījié
1. lit. branch segment (where new branches should develop)
2. branches and knots
3. fig. side issue
4. minor peripheral problem

Character Breakdown

枝
zhī
branches, limbs; to branch off
HSK 6 8 丶
节
jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (2)

枝节横生
zhījiéhéngshēng
a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
横生枝节
héngshēngzhījié
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

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