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木头

mù tou
块 kuài 根 gēn
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

Definitions

  1. 1. slow-witted
  2. 2. blockhead
  3. 3. log (of wood, timber etc)

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Word relationships

Related words

1 item
木材
mù cái

wood

木头指木料时，更口语化；木材较正式，指经加工的木料

Synonyms

2 items
迟钝
chí dùn

slow in one's reactions

用于形容人反应慢，如“他木头得很”
愚钝
yú dùn

stupid

用于形容人愚笨

Usage notes

Common mistakes

做“blockhead”时是名词，前面常有量词“块”，如“一块木头”；形容人时用于抱怨或戏谑，语气较强，切勿对上级或陌生人使用。

Formality

形容人迟钝是口语用法，正式场合应改用“愚钝”或“迟钝”。

Grammar

Guides that feature 木头

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 6 min
The Noun Suffix 头 in 木头, 里头 and 看头

Recognise and use the neutral-tone suffix 头 in everyday nouns (木头), place words (里头) and “worth doing” nouns (没什么看头).

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Example Sentences

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他们用 木头 搭建了一个小棚子。
They built a small shed with wood.
他是个 木头 ，什么也听不懂。
He is a blockhead and doesn't understand anything.
他正在雕刻一块 木头 。
He is carving a piece of wood.
水中的浮力使 木头 浮起来。
The buoyancy in water makes the wood float.
他用斧子劈开了那块 木头 。
He split that piece of wood with an axe.

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Child Words of 木头

头
tóu

head

木
mù

(bound form) tree