<p>simply, it's different.</p>
<p><strong>樹枝</strong>、<strong>枝條</strong> is that thing in the tree. Like braches or sticks
<strong>棍棒</strong>、<strong>棍子</strong> is a thing can hit people. Man-made.</p>

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Clay Hsu
<p>'sticks' don't fall off trees (maybe in America?), branches, small branches or twigs fall of trees.</p>
<p>树枝， 小树枝， 枝桠</p>
<p>twig is definitely related to the Sanskrit root for two.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>树枝，枝条，枝子</p>
<p>I didn't know in English a &quot;branch&quot; is larger than a &quot;stick&quot;. Thanks for telling us that. In Chinese we usually don't make such distinctions. If you want to emphasize it is small, just add 小 before it, eg. 小树枝，小枝条，小枝子.</p>

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Betty
<p>Usually when you look up the word &quot;stick&quot;, you get something like</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%A3%8D%E6%A3%92" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CC-CEDICT</a> 棍棒 (gùn​bàng​) club / staff / stick</p>
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<p>Google Image Search indicates a 棍棒 looks like this:</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/1CSHg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1CSHg.png" alt="a short wooden rod, looks similar to a rolling pin" /></a></p>
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<p>and not like this:</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/II8vJ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/II8vJ.png" alt="a stick, one that could have recently come off a tree" /></a></p>
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<p>In English, if someone says the word &quot;stick&quot; (as a noun), they're usually envisaging this latter image.  I'm struggling to find an appropriate translation for &quot;stick&quot;.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: What is the appropriate translation for &quot;stick&quot; (one that falls off a tree)?</p>

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2022-04-08T03:35:48.743Z
Do you mean *tree branch* (樹枝)?
dROOOze
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Maybe, but I'm not sure.  In English a "branch" is larger than a "stick", and a stick tends to be 1-dimensional, whereas a branch would usually branch off into 2+ dimensions.  Children tend to play with sticks (e.g. to dig holes), but branches are too big.  We might throw a stick and tell our dog to fetch it.
Becky 李蓓
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Quote:- " In English a "branch" is larger than a "stick"" I am interested to know the etymological sources for this classification?
Wayne Cheah
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What is the appropriate translation for "stick" (one that falls off a tree)?
# What is the appropriate translation for "stick" (one that falls off a tree)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-04-08)

Usually when you look up the word "stick", you get something like

> [CC-CEDICT](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E6%A3%8D%E6%A3%92) 棍棒 (gùn​bàng​) club / staff / stick

Google Image Search indicates a 棍棒 looks like this:

> [![a short wooden rod, looks similar to a rolling pin](https://i.sstatic.net/1CSHg.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/1CSHg.png)

and not like this:

> [![a stick, one that could have recently come off a tree](https://i.sstatic.net/II8vJ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/II8vJ.png)

In English, if someone says the word "stick" (as a noun), they're usually envisaging this latter image. I'm struggling to find an appropriate translation for "stick".

**Question**: What is the appropriate translation for "stick" (one that falls off a tree)?

**Tags:** translation, word-choice

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you mean *tree branch* (樹枝)?  
> **username_0**: Maybe, but I'm not sure.  In English a "branch" is larger than a "stick", and a stick tends to be 1-dimensional, whereas a branch would usually branch off into 2+ dimensions.  Children tend to play with sticks (e.g. to dig holes), but branches are too big.  We might throw a stick and tell our dog to fetch it.  
> **username_2**: Quote:- " In English a "branch" is larger than a "stick"" I am interested to know the etymological sources for this classification?  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2022-04-08. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

树枝，枝条，枝子

I didn't know in English a "branch" is larger than a "stick". Thanks for telling us that. In Chinese we usually don't make such distinctions. If you want to emphasize it is small, just add 小 before it, eg. 小树枝，小枝条，小枝子.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-04-10. Score: 2

simply, it's different.

**樹枝**、**枝條** is that thing in the tree. Like braches or sticks
**棍棒**、**棍子** is a thing can hit people. Man-made.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2022-04-08. Score: 0

'sticks' don't fall off trees (maybe in America?), branches, small branches or twigs fall of trees.

树枝， 小树枝， 枝桠

twig is definitely related to the Sanskrit root for two.


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