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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) tree
  2. 2. (bound form) wood
  3. 3. unresponsive; numb; wooden

Example Sentences

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星有幾個衛星?
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Words Containing 木

木偶
mù ǒu

puppet

木匠
mù jiàng

carpenter

木材
mù cái

wood

木板
mù bǎn

slab

木头
mù tou

slow-witted

树木
shù mù

tree

麻木
má mù

numb

一木难支
yī mù nán zhī

lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)

一号木杆
yī hào mù gān

driver (golf)

三号木杆
sān hào mù gān

spoon (golf)

三趾啄木鸟
sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)

人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

伐木
fá mù

to cut wood

伐木场
fá mù chǎng

a logging area

伐木工人
fá mù gōng rén

lumberjack

休氏旋木雀
xiū shì xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)

你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de yáng guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo

lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)

佳木斯
jiā mù sī

Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

佳木斯大学
jiā mù sī dà xué

Jiamusi University (Heilongjiang)

佳木斯市
jiā mù sī shì

Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

克里木
kè lǐ mù

Crimea

克里木半岛
kè lǐ mù bàn dǎo

Crimea

克里木战争
kè lǐ mù zhàn zhēng

the Crimean War (1853-1856)

入木三分
rù mù sān fēn

written in a forceful hand

刚毅木讷
gāng yì mù nè

resolute and taciturn (idiom)

十年树木,百年树人
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén

It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.

南木林
nán mù lín

Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

南木林县
nán mù lín xiàn

Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

原木
yuán mù

logs

只见树木不见森林
zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

unable to see the wood for the trees

吉木乃
jí mù nǎi

Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang

吉木乃县
jí mù nǎi xiàn

Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang

吉木萨尔
jí mù sà ěr

Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

吉木萨尔县
jí mù sà ěr xiàn

Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī

lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck

啄木鸟
zhuó mù niǎo

woodpecker

乔木
qiáo mù

tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guàn mù], bush or shrub)

单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín

one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)

四川旋木雀
sì chuān xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)

圆形木材
yuán xíng mù cái

log

图木舒克
tú mù shū kè

Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang

图木舒克市
tú mù shū kè shì

Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang

土木
tǔ mù

building

土木工程
tǔ mù gōng chéng

civil engineering

土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái

earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body

土木身
tǔ mù shēn

one's body as wood and earth

土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ

clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance

坑木
kēng mù

pit prop

堆积木
duī jī mù

to play with stacking blocks

塔木德经
tǎ mù dé jīng

Talmud

塔里木
tǎ lǐ mù

the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang

塔里木河
tǎ lǐ mù hé

Tarim River of Xinjiang

塔里木盆地
tǎ lǐ mù pén dì

Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang

多树木
duō shù mù

wooded

夜香木
yè xiāng mù

night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum)

大拟啄木鸟
dà nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) great barbet (Megalaima virens)

大斑啄木鸟
dà bān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

大灰啄木鸟
dà huī zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

大兴土木
dà xīng tǔ mù

to carry out large scale construction

大金背啄木鸟
dà jīn bèi zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)

大黄冠啄木鸟
dà huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)

守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

小斑啄木鸟
xiǎo bān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

小星头啄木鸟
xiǎo xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)

就木
jiù mù

to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die

尼木
ní mù

Nyêmo county, Tibetan: Snye mo rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet

尼木县
ní mù xiàn

Nyêmo county, Tibetan: Snye mo rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet

山胡桃木
shān hú táo mù

hickory

山颓木坏
shān tuí mù huài

lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined

川木香
chuān mù xiāng

Dolomiaea souliei

巴旦木
bā dàn mù

almond (loanword)

巴达木
bā dá mù

almond (loanword)

帖木儿
tiē mù ér

Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror

帖木儿大汗
tiē mù ér dà hán

Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror

平地木
píng dì mù

(TCM) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)

平衡木
píng héng mù

beam (gymnastics)

库木吐拉千佛洞
kù mù tǔ lā qiān fó dòng

Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang

应县木塔
yìng xiàn mù tǎ

the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)

托木尔
tuō mù ěr

Mt Tomur (Russian: Pik Pobeda), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan

托木尔峰
tuō mù ěr fēng

Victory Peak or Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan

接骨木
jiē gǔ mù

elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)

提线木偶
tí xiàn mù ǒu

marionette

攻城木
gōng chéng mù

battering ram

斑姬啄木鸟
bān jī zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)

斑头绿拟啄木鸟
bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)

旋木雀
xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

旋转木马
xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ

merry-go-round

星头啄木鸟
xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)

有木有
yǒu mù yǒu

(slang) come on, you can't deny it!

木乃伊
mù nǎi yī

mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)

木乃伊化
mù nǎi yī huà

to mummify

木人石心
mù rén shí xīn

lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)

木偶剧
mù ǒu jù

puppet show

木偶戏
mù ǒu xì

puppet show

木偶秀
mù ǒu xiù

puppet show

木刻
mù kè

woodcut

木剑
mù jiàn

wooden sword

木卡姆
mù kǎ mǔ

muqam, Uyghur melody types that are the basis for a set of suites

木吒
mù zha

Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology

木器
mù qì

wooden articles

木块
mù kuài

block

木垒哈萨克自治县
mù lěi hā sà kè zì zhì xiàn

Mori Kazakh autonomous county or Mori Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

木垒县
mù lěi xiàn

Mori Kazakh autonomous county or Mori Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

木夯
mù hāng

wooden tamp

木子美
mù zǐ měi

Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity

木屐
mù jī

wooden clogs

木屑
mù xiè

wood shavings

木工
mù gōng

woodwork

木已成舟
mù yǐ chéng zhōu

lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)

木料
mù liào

lumber

木星
mù xīng

Jupiter (planet)

木本植物
mù běn zhí wù

woody plant

木柴
mù chái

firewood

木柴堆
mù chái duī

pile of firewood

木栅线
mù zhà xiàn

Taipei Metro Muzha Line, former name of the Wenshan Line 文山線|文山线[wén shān xiàn]

木格措
mù gé cuò

Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定[kāng dìng], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

木框
mù kuàng

wooden frame

木桶
mù tǒng

cask

木杆
mù gān

wooden pole

木棉
mù mián

cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

木棉科
mù mián kē

Bombacaceae (botany)

木棍
mù gùn

wooden stick

木槿
mù jǐn

hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus)

木桩
mù zhuāng

wooden pile

木炭
mù tàn

charcoal

木然
mù rán

stupefied

木片
mù piàn

flat piece of wood

木版
mù bǎn

(printing) woodblock

木版画
mù bǎn huà

woodcut; wood engraving

木犀
mù xi

osmanthus

木犀肉
mù xi ròu

pork and scrambled eggs

木球
mù qiú

cricket (ball game)

木琴
mù qín

xylophone

木瓜
mù guā

papaya (Carica papaya)

木瓦
mù wǎ

shingle

木目金
mù mù jīn

mokuma-gane (loanword)

木筏
mù fá

wooden raft; log raft

木管乐器
mù guǎn yuè qì

woodwind instrument

木箱鼓
mù xiāng gǔ

cajón (musical instrument)

木节
mù jié

gnarl

木糖
mù táng

xylose (type of sugar)

木糖醇
mù táng chún

xylitol

木糠
mù kāng

sawdust

木耳
mù ěr

wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus)

木聚糖
mù jù táng

xylan

木船
mù chuán

wooden boat

木芙蓉
mù fú róng

cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)

木莓
mù méi

raspberry

木菠萝
mù bō luó

jackfruit

木华黎
mù huá lí

Muqali or Mukhali (1170-1223), military commander under Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[chéng jí sī hán]

木薯
mù shǔ

cassava, a tropical tuber plant

木薯淀粉
mù shǔ diàn fěn

tapioca

木兰
mù lán

Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

木兰属
mù lán shǔ

Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs

木兰科
mù lán kē

Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs

木兰纲
mù lán gāng

Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)

木兰县
mù lán xiàn

Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

木兰花
mù lán huā

magnolia

木虱
mù shī

woodlouse

木蠹
mù dù

wood moth

木蠹蛾
mù dù é

wood moth

木卫
mù wèi

moon of Jupiter

木卫一
mù wèi yī

Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I

木卫三
mù wèi sān

Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III

木卫二
mù wèi èr

Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II

木卫四
mù wèi sì

Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV

木制
mù zhì

wooden

木讷
mù nè

wooden and slow of speech

木讷寡言
mù nè guǎ yán

honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)

木讷老人
mù nè lǎo rén

ungraduated ruler

木质
mù zhì

wooden

木质素
mù zhì sù

lignin

木质部
mù zhì bù

xylem

木酮糖
mù tóng táng

xylulose (type of sugar)

木醇
mù chún

wood alcohol

木里藏族自治县
mù lǐ zàng zú zì zhì xiàn

Muli Tibetan autonomous county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

木钉
mù dīng

peg

木锯
mù jù

a woodsaw

木鞋
mù xié

clogs (footwear)

木香
mù xiāng

costus root (medicinal herb)

木马
mù mǎ

wooden horse

木马病毒
mù mǎ bìng dú

Trojan horse (type of computer virus)

木马计
mù mǎ jì

wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse)

木骨都束
mù gǔ dū shù

Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙

木鱼
mù yú

mokugyo

木鱼花
mù yú huā

see 柴魚片|柴鱼片[chái yú piàn]

木齿耙
mù chǐ pá

a rake (with wooden teeth)

朽木
xiǔ mù

rotten wood

李木
lǐ mù

blackthorn

杖头木偶
zhàng tóu mù ǒu

zhangtou wooden rod puppetry

松木
sōng mù

pine wood

枕木
zhěn mù

railroad tie

林木
lín mù

forest

果木
guǒ mù

fruit tree

枯木
kū mù

dead tree

枯木逢春
kū mù féng chūn

lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)

柚木
yòu mù

pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)

柴达木
chái dá mù

Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.

柴达木盆地
chái dá mù pén dì

Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.

栗啄木鸟
lì zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)