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木制 (mù zhì) — wooden; made of wood

Definition

adjective
woodenmade of wood

Examples

  • 木制。
    Zhè tào mù zhì jiā jù fēi cháng piào liang.
    This set of wooden furniture is very beautiful.
  • 木制。
    Hái zi xǐ huan wán mù zhì wán jù.
    Children like to play with wooden toys.
  • 木制。
    Zhè ge mù zhì shū jià hěn jiē shi.
    This wooden bookshelf is very sturdy.

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.

木mùwood
制zhìmade

“木” gives the material wood, and “制” means made, so the word describes something made of wood.

Characters in this word

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.

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

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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