木材 (mù cái) — wood (as a material, timber)
Definition
木材 is wood as a raw industrial material (timber, lumber) — more formal and commercial than 木头, which refers to a piece of wood or log, including the slang 'blockhead' sense.
noun
wood (as a material, timber)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 木材。Zhè zhāng zhuō zi shì yòng yōu zhì mù cái zuò de.This table is made of high-quality wood.
- 木材。Sēn lín lǐ de mù cái zī yuán fēi cháng fēng fù.The wood resources in the forest are very abundant.
- 木材。Jiàn zhù gōng rén zhèng zài bān yùn mù cái.The construction workers are carrying wood.
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