积木 (jī mù) — (v.o., rare) to stack/pile wood; (noun, common) building blocks, toy bricks
Definition
Today 积木 almost always means the noun 'building blocks / toy bricks' (搭积木 = to play with blocks). The literal sense 'stacked/piled wood' is archaic and effectively unused in modern Chinese.
verb
(v.o., rare) to stack/pile wood(noun, common) building blockstoy bricks
Examples
- 积木。Xiǎo péng yǒu zài dā jī mù.The children are playing with building blocks.
- 积木。Tā yòng jī mù dā le yí zuò fáng zi.He built a house with blocks.
- 积木，。Zhè xiē jī mù wǔ yán liù sè, hěn piào liang.These blocks are colorful and beautiful.
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