Definition
木头 (mù tou) is a general word for wood, timber, or a log; 木材 (mù cái) is more formal and specifically means 'timber' as a building material. As a metaphor, 木头 means 'blockhead, slow-witted person' (a noun), while 笨 (bèn) is an adjective meaning 'stupid, clumsy'.
noun
woodtimberlog(figurative) blockheadslow-witted person
Measure word · 块, 根
Examples
- 木头。Wǒ yòng yí kuài mù tou zuò le yí gè xiǎo zhuōzi.I used a piece of wood to make a small table.
- 木头，。Tā zhēn shì gè mù tou, zhème jiǎndān 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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