- 芝麻酱 zhīmajiàng sesame paste
- 芝麻油 zhīmayóu sesame oil
- 芝麻官 zhīmaguān petty officiala low-ranking official or petty bureaucrat
- 陈谷子烂芝麻 chéngǔzilànzhīma old gossiplit. stale grain, rotten sesame; fig. trivial matters from the past or the same boring old gossip
- 芝麻小事 zhīmaxiǎoshì triflea matter of little importance or significance
- 芝麻绿豆 zhīmalǜdòu trivialreferring to things of very small size or little importance; trifles
- 芝麻菜 zhīmacài arugula(botany) arugula; rocket; roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa)
- 芝麻包 zhīmabāo sesame bun
- 芝麻饼 zhīmabǐng sesame biscuit
- 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 jiǎnlezhīmadiūlexīguā penny-wiseto let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles