Definition
木材 (mùcái) refers to wood as a building or industrial material — it's the formal, technical term for timber or lumber. In everyday speech, 木头 (mùtou) is more common for a piece of wood or log, and can also mean 'blockhead' (figurative). 树木 (shùmù) means 'tree' (the living plant), not the material.
noun
wood (as a material, timber)
Examples
- 木材。Zhè zhāng zhuōzi shì yòng yōuzhì mù cái zuò de.This table is made of high-quality wood.
- 木材。Sēnlín lǐ de mù cái zīyuán fēicháng fēngfù.The wood resources in the forest are very abundant.
- 木材。Jiànzhù gōngrén zhèngzài bānyùn mù cái.The construction workers are carrying wood.
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