木屑 (mù xiè) — sawdust; wood shavings

Definition

Examples

• 地上有很多木屑，显然是刚刚锯过木头。
  Dì shàng yǒu hěn duō mù xiè, xiǎn rán shì gāng gāng jù guò mù tou.
  There's a lot of sawdust on the floor, apparently from sawing wood just now.
• 这些木屑可以用来做刨花板。
  Zhè xiē mù xiè kě yǐ yòng lái zuò bào huā bǎn.
  This sawdust can be used to make particleboard.
• 他用扫帚把木屑扫到了墙角。
  Tā yòng sào zhou bǎ mù xiè sǎo dào le qiáng jiǎo.
  He swept the sawdust into the corner with a broom.

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