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木
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Definitions
- 1. (bound form) tree
- 2. (bound form) wood
- 3. unresponsive; numb; wooden
Example Sentences
1 shown木 星有幾個衛星？
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Words Containing 木
resolute and taciturn (idiom)
a sawhorse
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
(bird species of China) rufous-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
saw mill
(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
(coll.) thickhead
wood alcohol
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)
to carry out large scale construction
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub
lumber yard
Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I
Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet
Urumqi county (Uighur: Ürümchi Nahiyisi) in Urumqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐[wū lǔ mù qí], Xinjiang
wood moth
(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
flora and fauna
lumber
a woodsaw
Jiamusi University (Heilongjiang)
beech
charcoal
zhangtou wooden rod puppetry
xylan
mahogany
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan
pork and scrambled eggs
Crimea
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.
(printing) woodblock
xylophone
pit prop
lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi
Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II
(bird species of China) great barbet (Megalaima virens)
Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙
woodwind instrument
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)
Tarim River of Xinjiang
(bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
battering ram
rooibos tea
puppet
wooden tamp
Hormuz Island, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf
Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave
a rake (with wooden teeth)
Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
block
clogs (footwear)
to play with stacking blocks
woodpecker
plant ash
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)
Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror
birch
(bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice
(bird species of China) Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)
shrubbery
wooden pile
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
wood turning
Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[xīn jiāng wéi wú ěr zì zhì qū] in west China
puppet burial object
fruit tree
flat piece of wood
hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus)
elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
genus Artocarpus
Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[xīn jiāng wéi wú ěr zì zhì qū] in west China
(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)
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.
horizontal beam
osmanthus
written in a forceful hand
firewood
costus root (medicinal herb)
rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
yellow rosewood
roost
puppet show
deciduous tree
flowers and trees
Hormuz, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf
Talmud
see 柴魚片|柴鱼片[chái yú piàn]
shrub
(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
to cut wood
dullard
cajón (musical instrument)
woody plant
Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror
(bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)
Victory Peak or Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan
to drill wood to make fire
xylitol
large-leaved dogwood (Cornus macrophylla)
wood
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
dugout
Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
hickory
puppet show
puppet show
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)
Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology
elm
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
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
false cypress (genus Chamaecyparis)
(bird species of China) laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)
cricket (ball game)
stupefied
Duanmu Ci (520 BC-446 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Zi Gong 子貢|子贡[zǐ gòng]
toy building blocks
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
maple (timber)
Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV
Golmud or Ge'ermu city (Tibetan: na gor mo grong khyer) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
tree
Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
(bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
slow-witted
wooden articles
honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus)
almond (loanword)
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.
raspberry
bakelite
beam
one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
unable to see the wood for the trees
(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
woodwork
oaken
cassava, a tropical tuber plant
the Crimean War (1853-1856)
(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
rotten wood
Strait of Hormuz
wooden clogs
magnolia
wooden sword
tapioca
Nambaryn Enkhbayar (1958-), Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party politician, president of Mongolia 2005-2009
cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
almond (loanword)
(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Megalaima faber)
wooden horse
a logging area
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
vegetation
wooden raft; log raft
wooded
wooden boat
(bird species of China) crimson-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos cathpharius)
blackthorn
mokugyo
Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity
lignin
driver (golf)
Trojan horse (type of computer virus)
(TCM) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)
(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
spoon (golf)
Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
wenge or wengue (type of wood)
peg
lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
mokuma-gane (loanword)
wooden pole
Mt Tomur (Russian: Pik Pobeda), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan
dead tree
cask
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
ironwood (Mesua ferrea)
woodlouse
Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
building
bamboo and wood
maple
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
to mummify
Taipei Metro Muzha Line, former name of the Wenshan Line 文山線|文山线[wén shān xiàn]
wood shavings
woodcut
xylose (type of sugar)
woodcut; wood engraving
Nyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
(bird species of China) Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)
cork
beam (gymnastics)
gramineae (family including bamboo, cereals, rice)
Betulaceae (broadleaf tree family including birch and alder)
wooden stick
(bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)
Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
Muqali or Mukhali (1170-1223), military commander under Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[chéng jí sī hán]
Bombacaceae (botany)
(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)
railroad tie
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
Nyêmo county, Tibetan: Snye mo rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet
ungraduated ruler
(bird species of China) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)
marionette
sawdust
Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
lit. to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom)
Trojan horse
(slang) come on, you can't deny it!
(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
Golmud or Ge'ermu city (Tibetan: na gor mo grong khyer) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
strychnine (C21H22N2O2)
Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)
to feel beleaguered
Nyêmo county, Tibetan: Snye mo rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[lā sà], Tibet
petrified wood (geology)
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
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
cork
Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
Jovian planet
pine wood
Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定[kāng dìng], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
log
to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die
(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
one's body as wood and earth
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
carpenter
bush
(bird species of China) fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
single-log bridge
Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
wooden frame
Sayram Lake in Xinjiang
administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow)
Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
hardwood
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
wooden
moon of Jupiter
Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)
Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border
wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse)
xylem
muqam, Uyghur melody types that are the basis for a set of suites
amonang tree (Ixonanthes chinensis)
wooden
ebony
bakelite (early plastic)
the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
lumberjack
(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
slab
wood moth
Dolomiaea souliei
antiaris, aka upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria)
night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum)
(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
Auricularia auricula-judae, an edible fungus
logs
cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
pile of firewood
Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang
jackfruit
Nyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
wooden and slow of speech
shingle
lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
civil engineering
red wood
Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[chéng jí sī hán]
papaya
papaya (Carica papaya)
(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)
coffin
merry-go-round
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
Phoebe zhennan
to saw timber
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
bullet-headed
alder
forest
numbed
(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
xylulose (type of sugar)
tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guàn mù], bush or shrub)
cork tile
incense wood
mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
Crimea
(bird species of China) Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor)
Jupiter (planet)
gnarl
numb
Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang