木桌 (mù zhuō) — wooden table

Definition

noun
wooden table
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 木桌。
    Wǒ jiā yǒu yì zhāng mù zhuō.
    My home has a wooden table.
  • 木桌。
    Zhè zhāng mù zhuō shì yòng lǎo mù tou zuò de.
    This wooden table is made of old wood.
  • 木桌。
    Tā bǎ shū dōu fàng zài mù zhuō shàng.
    He put all the books on the wooden table.

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
桌zhuōtable

wood and table combine to mean a table 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.

Open 木 →

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

桌 has 卓 on top, giving the sound and a sense of high, and 木 below, wood; the bottom of 卓 has merged into 木.

Open 桌 →

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