铁木 (tiě mù) — ironwood (the hard, heavy wood of certain trees, used in furniture and construction)

Definition

Examples

• 这种铁木非常坚硬，适合做家具。
  Zhè zhǒng tiě mù fēi cháng jiān yìng, shì hé zuò jiā jù.
  This kind of ironwood is very hard, suitable for making furniture.
• 铁木的树干很粗，需要多年才能长成。
  tiě mù De shù gàn hěn cū, xū yào duō nián cái néng zhǎng chéng.
  The trunk of ironwood trees is very thick; it takes many years to grow.
• 他用铁木雕刻了一尊佛像。
  Tā yòng tiě mù diāo kè le yì zūn fó xiàng.
  He carved a Buddha statue out of ironwood.