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原木 (yuán mù) — log (unprocessed wood)

Definition

原木 refers to raw, unprocessed wood cut from a tree (logs/timber before it is sawn into planks). It emphasizes the natural, unrefined state of the material rather than finished lumber (木材).

noun
log (unprocessed wood)
Measure word · 根

Examples

  • 原木。
    Zhè xiē yuán mù shì cóng sēn lín lǐ yùn lái de.
    These logs were transported from the forest.
  • 原木。
    Tā yòng yuán mù zuò le yì zhāng zhuō zi.
    He made a table out of logs.
  • 原木。
    Gōng chǎng bǎ yuán mù jiā gōng chéng mù bǎn.
    The factory processes logs into planks.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

原yuánunprocessed
木mùwood

原 means unprocessed or original, and 木 means wood, together naming a raw log.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

原 combines 泉 (spring) and 厂 (cliff), picturing a spring bursting from a cliff-side, which gives the sense of origin or source.

Open 原 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

Open 木 →
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