Chinese word

木材

Pronunciation

Pinyinmù cái

Meaning

  • nounwood

Example

请把这些木材搬到屋外。qǐng bǎ zhè xiē mù cái bān dào wū wài

Please move these pieces of wood outside.

Illustration for 木材 (wood)

More examples

这家公司主要经营优质木材的出口。zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào jīng yíng yōu zhì mù cái de chū kǒu

This company mainly handles the export of high-quality wood.

Core concept

A usable stock of tree wood in working forms, from cut logs to sawn boards.

Common phrases

  • 优质木材yōu zhì mù cái

    high-quality wood

  • 进口木材jìn kǒu mù cái

    imported wood

  • 木材资源mù cái zī yuán

    wood resources

Similar words

木头mù tou: A casual term for a whole piece of wood, such as a log or a thick chunk.
原木yuán mù: A freshly cut tree trunk or log that has not been processed.
木板mù bǎn: A board-shaped piece of wood cut into a flat, even form.
木料mù liào: Wood set aside or prepared for use as a building or manufacturing material.

Definition in Chinese

指从树木获得并可作为建筑、家具或其他制造用途的木质材料，通常包括锯切或经初步处理以便作为原料使用的木料。zhǐ cóng shù mù huò dé bìng kě zuò wéi jiàn zhù jiā jù huò qí tā zhì zào yòng tú de mù zhì cái liào tōng cháng bāo kuò jù qiē huò jīng chū bù chú lǐ yǐ biàn zuò wéi yuán liào shǐ yòng de mù liào

Word origin

木材 (mùcái, "wood") combines 木 (mù, "wood") with 材 (cái, "material"), turning the idea of wood into a material treated as a resource.

Usage tips

  • Because the word names material in general, requests about its delivery or storage often need a quantity or form to make the situation clear.

Other meanings

  • logsnoun
  • boardsnoun

Related words

  • 木材业mù cái yèlumber industrynoun
  • 木材市场mù cái shì chǎngtimber marketnoun

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