木偶 (mù ǒu) — puppet (literal or figurative)

Definizione

A wooden figure used in puppet theater or as a metaphor for a person under another's control (as in 'a puppet of the politicians').

noun

puppet (literal or figurative)

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木偶。
Zhè ge mù ǒu zuò dé fēi cháng jīng zhì.
This puppet is made very delicately.
木偶，。
Tā cāo zòng zhe mù ǒu, ràng guān zhòng hā hā dà xiào.
He manipulates the puppet, making the audience roar with laughter.
，木偶。
Zài nà zhǒng zhì dù xià, zǒng tǒng bú guò shì zhèng kè de mù ǒu.
Under that system, the president is nothing more than a puppet of politicians.

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