拇指 mǔzhǐ thumb
thumb; big toe
How to remember 拇指: 拇 thumb + 指 point at = thumb.
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How it is used
- The thumb - 大拇指 (dà mǔzhǐ) thumb, 竖起大拇指 (shùqǐ dà mǔzhǐ) give a thumbs-up.
- Also means big toe. In daily speech 大拇指 is far more common than bare 拇指.