If you are a student of Mandarin Chinese and would like to use 枝丫 for reading. listening, and learning, here are resources that may be helpful.
Getting started
Chapter 1 PPT slide with a highlighted grammar point, related vocabulary, example sentences, and AI-generated images to study on your own or to discuss with a teacher.
2-minute video from Jiayi on 把 that uses and applies vocabulary words from Chapter 1.
The story so far, just 汉字, no pinyin or word lists.
The story so far, just audio, no text.
Google Translate English version, first few chapters.
Table of contents includes links to chapters, audio recordings, and PPT slides.
More learning materials
Links to all PPT slides are on the table of contents.
Links to each chapter’s videos are on the table of contents.
Here is a playlist of all videos.
Links to all audio recordings are here.
Speaking and listening practice is available through a short passage from Chapter 7.
Word Lists are available for review in Hack Chinese.
More about the story
Tree-related vocabulary
枝 zhī measure word for long, stiff, straight objects
丫 yā twig, branch
枝丫 yī zhīyā twig
根 gēn root, basis, classifier for long, slender objects
一根枝丫 yī gēn zhīyā a branch
棵 kē measure word for trees, plants
树 shù tree
一棵树 yī kē shù a tree
树苗 shùmiáo sapling
树干 shùgàn tree trunk
树桩 shùzhuāng tree stump
Characters from 静夜思 Jìng Yè Sī by 李白 Lǐ Bái
Characters from 静夜思 Jìng Yè Sī by 李白 Lǐ Bái appear in 枝丫. Here is the character list with chapters in which the character first appears in parentheses.
床 (1)，前 (1)，明 (2)，月 (2)，光 (1) ，疑 (21)，是 (1)，地 (1)，上 (1)，霜 (25)，举 (6)，头 (6)，望 (2)，低 (6)，思 (5)，故 (22)，乡 (11) , 静 (14), 夜 (3), 李 (1) 白 (1)
Twig 枝丫 Zhīyā is a serialized fantasy novel written in Simplified Chinese characters for intermediate level Mandarin Chinese readers. Twig 枝丫 zhīyā is written by Anne Giles and edited by 侯慧颖 Hóu Huìyǐng “Mary.” More about the creators is here.
Illustration for Chapter 6 by Derek Zheng.