# 芝麻 (zhīma)

In Mandarin Chinese, 芝麻 (zhīma) means “sesame; sesame seed”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: sesame; sesame seed
- Pinyin: zhīma (zhi1 ma5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 面包上面撒了很多芝麻。
  Miànbāo shàngmiàn sǎle hěn duō zhīma.
  A lot of sesame seeds were sprinkled on the bread.

## Characters

- 芝 (zhī): Zoysia pungens
- [麻](https://hanziro.com/word/ma-numb/) (má): numb; tingling

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-ma-sesame/

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