木头 mùtou slow-witted
slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc)
How to remember 木头: 木 tree + 头 head = slow-witted.
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How it is used
- The everyday word for wood/timber as material - 这是木头做的 (zhè shì mùtou zuò de) this is made of wood.
- Figuratively, calling a person 木头 means slow/wooden/unresponsive, especially romantically clueless: 他是个木头 (tā shì ge mùtou) he's a blockhead.
- For 'wood' as a substance in compounds you often see 木 alone (木材 mùcái timber); 木头 is the concrete lump.
Example sentences
- 木头是很好的建筑材料。 Mùtou shì hěn hǎo de jiànzhù cáiliào.Wood is a very good construction material.
- 他用一块木头刻出一尊佛像。 Tā yòng yīkuài mùtou kè chū yīzūn fóxiàng.He carved a Buddha statue from wood.
- 木头会漂浮。 Mùtou huì piāofú.Wood floats.