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What does 芝麻 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

芝麻 zhīma

sesame

Its characters

  1. 芝 zhī sesame (as in 芝麻)
  2. 麻 má sesame (as in 芝麻)

In a sentence

面包上撒了一些芝麻。 Some sesame seeds were sprinkled on the bread.

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