木头 (mù tou) — wood, timber, log; (figurative) blockhead, slow-witted person
Definition
木头 means a piece of wood or log (the material); 木材 is the same idea but used as an uncountable mass noun, like 'timber' in bulk. As 'blockhead' it's a casual insult, weaker and less harsh than 笨.
noun
woodtimberlog(figurative) blockheadslow-witted person
Measure word · 块, 根
Examples
- 木头。Wǒ yòng yí kuài mù tou zuò le yí gè xiǎo zhuō zi.I used a piece of wood to make a small table.
- 木头，。Tā zhēn shì gè mù tou, zhè me jiǎn dān dōu bú huì.He's really a blockhead — can't even do something so simple.
- 木头，。Zhè gēn mù tou tài cháng le, fàng bú jìn chē lǐ.This log is too long to fit in the car.
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