tree trunk department a division or subdivision of an administrative unit measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects the Earthly branches graft cut the weeds and dig up the roots ~专业 less popular major || 爆 ~ produce an upset (esp. in sports), unexpected turn of events collateral branch (of a family) 
Baumstamm Zweigstelle Studienrichtung Zweigstelle Erdzweig Transplantat (ein Zweig zu einer Unterlage) Wurzel und Zweig (Idiom) auszumerzen; vollständig zu eliminieren ein vernachlässigter Zweig (Kunst, Wissenschaft, Sport usw.) Seitenast 
ramo d'albero filiale ramo di studio filiale ramo di terra innesto (da un ramo a un portainnesto) sradicare radice e ramo (idioma); eliminare completamente un ramo trascurato (delle arti, della scienza, dello sport, ecc.) ramo laterale 
branche d'arbre branche branche d'étude branche branche de la terre greffe (une branche sur un porte-greffe) éradiquer la racine et la branche (idiome) ; éliminer complètement une branche négligée (des arts, des sciences, des sports, etc.) branche latérale 
rama de árbol sucursal rama de estudio sucursal Rama de la tierra injerto (una rama a un portainjertos) erradicar la raíz y la rama (modismo); eliminar completamente una rama descuidada (de las artes, la ciencia, los deportes, etc.) rama lateral tree trunk 23 树干 [樹幹] shùgàn (tree-trunk) tree trunk: 笔直的~ straight tree trunk ' department 37 部门 [-門] bùmén (section-branch) department: 有关~ relevant departments || 重要~ important departments ' a division or subdivision of an administrative unit 45 科 [-] kē (sort, section) a division or subdivision of an administrative unit: 行政~ administration department || 财务~ accounting department ' measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects 129 支 [-] zhī (stick) measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects: 一~烟 a cigarette || 一~香蕉 a banana || 一~笔 a pen ' the Earthly branches 8 地支 [-] dìzhī (Earthly-branch) the Earthly branches: 十二~ the 12 Earthly branches ' graft 5 嫁接 [-] jiàjiē (bud-graft) graft: ~成功 successful grafting || ~苹果 graft apples || 人工~ manual grafting ' cut the weeds and dig up the roots 4 斩草除根 [斬---] zhǎncǎo chúgēn (cut-grass-root out-root) cut the weeds and dig up the roots: 对待黑社会, 必须~. When dealing with the underworld (black market), one must cut the weeds and dig up the roots. ' ~专业 less popular major || 爆 ~ produce an upset (esp. in sports), unexpected turn of events 45 冷门 [-門] lěngmén (cold-subject) collateral branch (of a family) 5 旁支 [-] pángzhī (collateral-branch) collateral branch (of a family): 有 人认为日本文化是中国文化的~. Some people think Japanese culture is related to Chinese culture. || 这位企业家没有后代, 只能从家族的~中挑选 接班人. The entrepreneur has no descendants and can only pick up his successor from his family’s branch. '
Những con chim đang ngồi trên cành cây già. 
The birds were sitting on the branches of an old tree.
Die Vögel saßen auf den Ästen eines alten Baumes.
นกกำลังนั่งอยู่บนกิ่งก้านของต้นไม้เก่า
鸟儿坐在一棵老树的树枝上。