木偶 (mù ǒu) — puppet (literal or figurative)

Definition

Examples

• 这个木偶做得非常精致。
  Zhè ge mù ǒu zuò dé fēi cháng jīng zhì.
  This puppet is made very delicately.
• 他操纵着木偶，让观众哈哈大笑。
  Tā cāo zòng zhe mù ǒu, ràng guān zhòng hā hā dà xiào.
  He manipulates the puppet, making the audience roar with laughter.
• 在那种制度下，总统不过是政客的木偶。
  Zài nà zhǒng zhì dù xià, zǒng tǒng bú guò shì zhèng kè de mù ǒu.
  Under that system, the president is nothing more than a puppet of politicians.