mù
tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
mù yào rì
Thursday (used in Ancient Chinese astronomy)
qiáo mù
tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木[guan4 mu4], bush or shrub)
tǔ mù
building
construction
civil engineering
dà xīng tǔ mù
to carry out large scale construction
Mù cūn
Kimura (Japanese surname)
yòu mù
pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)
shaddock
oriental grapefruit
nán mù
Phoebe zhennan
Machilus nanmu
Chinese cedar
Chinese giant redwood
Gé ěr mù
Golmud or Ge'ermu city (Tibetan: na gor mo grong khyer) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Mù lán
Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
see 花木蘭|花木兰[Hua1 Mu4 lan2]
mù lán
lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
Shén mù
Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
mù gōng
woodwork
carpentry
woodworker
carpenter
mù mián
cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
mù nǎi yī
mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
fá mù
to cut wood
tree-felling
lumbering
Duān mù
two-character surname Duanmu
huā mù
flowers and trees
plants
flora
má mù
numb
insensitive
apathetic
Tǎ lǐ mù
the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang
Jiā mù sī
Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
mù mǎ
wooden horse
rocking horse
vaulting horse (gymnastics)
trojan horse (computing)
mù guā
papaya (Carica papaya)
genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
mù yú
mokugyo
wooden fish (percussion instrument)
Wū lǔ mù qí
Ürümqi or Urumqi prefecture level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区 in west China
mù tou
slow-witted
blockhead
log (of wood, timber etc)
CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]
mù ěr
edible tree fungus
CL:朵[duo3]
hóng mù
red wood
mahogany
rosewood
padauk
Líng mù
Suzuki (Japanese surname)
Wū lǔ mù qí shì
Ürümqi or Urumqi prefecture level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区 in west China
Chái dá mù
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
Tǎ lǐ mù pén dì
Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
mù mǎ bìng dú
Trojan horse (type of computer virus)
dú mù qiáo
single-log bridge
(fig.) difficult path
Huā Mù lán
Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
hēi mù ěr
Auricularia auricula-judae, an edible fungus
mù bǎn
slab
board
plank
CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
mù xiāng
costus root (medicinal herb)
aucklandia
Saussurea costus
Dolomiaea souliei
Jiā mù sī shì
Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ
merry-go-round
carousel
Carousel, South Korean TV soap opera
mù shǔ
cassava, a tropical tuber plant
mù nè
wooden and slow of speech
slow-speeched
inarticulate
unsophisticated
mù piān
wood chip
CL:塊|块[kuài],片[piàn]
sū mù
sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine
administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow)
Zhāng mù
Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border
Nà mù cuò
Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet
yí huā jiē mù
lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
to surreptiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
rù mù sān fēn
written in a forceful hand
penetrating
profound
Jiā mù sī Dà xué
Jiamusi University (Heilongjiang)
Shén mù xiàn
Shenmu county in Yúlín 榆林[Yú lín], Shǎnxī
zhēn mù
rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
bái mù ěr
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis)
snow fungus
píng héng mù
beam (gymnastics)
balance beam
Gé ěr mù shì
Golmud or Ge'ermu city (Tibetan: na gor mo grong khyer) in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Tú mù shū kè
Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
diàn mù
bakelite (early plastic)
also written 膠木|胶木[jiao1 mu4]
cǎo mù jiē bīng
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
to feel beleaguered
mù gān
wooden pole
wood (golf club)
Chái dá mù pén dì
Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
héng mù
horizontal beam
wooden crossbar
thwart
xuàn mù
wood turning
woodwork lathe
dāi ruò mù jī
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
Chén mù shèng
Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)
jiē gǔ mù
elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)
Ā lā mù tú
Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan
Mù Zǐ měi
Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity
Mù gé cuò
Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Jí mù sà ěr
Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
yuán mù qiú yú
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
Ní mù
Nyêmo county, Tibetan: Snye mo rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
mù fú róng
cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
Wū lǔ mù qí xiàn
Urumqi county (Uighur: Ürümchi Nahiyisi) in Urumqi 烏魯木齊|乌鲁木齐[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2], Xinjiang
mù kǎ mǔ
muqam, Uyghur melody types that are the basis for a set of suites
zuān mù qǔ huǒ
to drill wood to make fire
mù lán kē
Magnoliaceae, family of trees and shrubs
Jí mù nǎi
Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Kè lǐ mù
Crimea
the Crimean peninsula
Mù lán xiàn
Mulan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
Jí mù sà ěr xiàn
Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Tú mù shū kè shì
Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang
Mù zhà
Muzha (old spelling, Mucha), was a district in Taipei City merged with Jingmei is now called Wenshan
jiù mù
to be placed in a coffin
to die
yìng xiàn mù tǎ
the Yingxian wooden pagoda or Sakyamuni Pagoda near Datong in Shanxi province
xíng jiāng jiù mù
to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave
zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín
unable to see the wood for the trees
fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
Niè lā mù
Nyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
liáng mù
beam
rafter
lintel
person able to bear heavy responsibility
mainstay (of organization)
pillar (of state)
Mù lěi xiàn
Mori Kazakh autonomous county or Mori Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
liáng qín zé mù
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
Jí mù nǎi xiàn
Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Tiē mù ér
Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror
Huò ěr mù zī
Hormuz, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf
liáng qín zé mù ér qī
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
Nán mù lín
Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Ní mù xiàn
Nyêmo county, Tibetan: Snye mo rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
Mù lěi Hā sà kè zì zhì xiàn
Mori Kazakh autonomous county or Mori Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
yán fū mù
Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis)
Mù zha
Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology
Niè lā mù xiàn
Nyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
mù lán gāng
Magnoliopsidae or Dicotyledoneae (class of plants distinguished by two embryonic leaves)
Mù lǐ Zàng zú zì zhì xiàn
Muli Tibetan autonomous county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan
gāng yì mù nè
resolute and taciturn (idiom)
Tuō mù ěr
Mt Tomur (Russian: Pik Pobeda), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan
jì mù
fringe flower (Loropetalum chinense), evergreen shrub
wú tóng mù
Paulownia wood used for musical instruments
Nán mù lín xiàn
Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
huà mù kē
Betulaceae (broadleaf tree family including birch and alder)
Duān mù Cì
Duanmu Ci (520 BC-446 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Zi Gong 子貢|子贡[Zi3 Gong4]
mù dù
wood moth
carpenter moth
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Tuō mù ěr fēng
Mt Tomur (Russian: Pik Pobeda), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan
mù dù é
wood moth
carpenter moth
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
mù mǎ jì
wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse)
mù lán shǔ
Magnolia, genus of trees and shrubs
zhàng tóu mù ǒu
zhangtou wooden rod puppetry
mù chún
wood alcohol
wood spirit
methyl alcohol
methanol CH3OH
same as 甲醇[jia3 chun2]
mù nè guǎ yán
honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
mù rén shí xīn
lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
fig. heartless
zhān mù
amonang tree (Ixonanthes chinensis)
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng Guān dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge
you take the easy way, I'll follow the hard path
hé mù kē
gramineae (family including bamboo, cereals, rice)
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
Kè lǐ mù bàn dǎo
Crimea
the Crimean peninsula
tǔ mù xíng hái
earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
Mù zhà xiàn
Taipei Metro Muzha Line, former name of the Wenshan Line 文山線|文山线[Wen2 shan1 xian4]
mù chái duī
pile of firewood
funeral pyre
tǔ niú mù mǎ
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
worthless object
Mù gǔ dū shù
Chinese name for African kingdom in Somalia, cf Mogadishu 摩加迪沙
Kù mù tǔ lā qiān fó dòng
Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
Nǎ mù bā ěr · Ēn hè bā yà ěr
Nambaryn Enkhbayar (1958-), Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party politician, President of Mongolia 2005-2009
fēng xiāng mù
Chinese sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
shān tuí mù huài
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
a great sage has died (idiom)
dù zhòng mù zhé
Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
to guard a tree-stump waiting for rabbits and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
Huò ěr mù zī dǎo
Hormuz Island, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian gulf
tóng mù ǒu
puppet burial object
wooden effigy buried to put a curse on sb
sū fāng mù
sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine
shǒu zhū yuán mù
abbr. for 守株待兔,緣木求魚|守株待兔,缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]
lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
the tip of the iceberg
the cockroach principle
Tiē mù ér Dà hàn
Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror
mù nè lǎo rén
ungraduated ruler
straight edge
tǔ mù shēn
one's body as wood and earth
undecorated
unvarnished (truth)
mù chǐ pá
a rake (with wooden teeth)
mù zhòu
type of wood used to make punting poles for boats (old)
lán fū mù
sumac (Rhus coriaria), east Mediterranean deciduous shrub with fruit used as spice
also called tanner's sumach or vinegar tree
hóng jǐng lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
wén xiōng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)
Tái wān nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)
huā fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)
chá xiōng bān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei)
lán hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
lán ěr nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis)
hè hóu xuán mù què
(bird species of China) Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor)
chì xiōng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) crimson-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos cathpharius)
zhú zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
huī tóu zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
Wū lǔ mù qí Shì
Ürümqi or Urumqi prefecture level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in west China
dú mù bù chéng lín
a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
one cannot accomplish much on one's own
bái méi zōng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)
bái chì zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-winged woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
bái bèi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
bái fù hēi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
Shén mù Xiàn
Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
chì xiōng nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) coppersmith barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
Gāo mù
Takagi (Japanese surname)
lín hóu lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
lín fù lǜ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
má mù bù rén
numbed
insensitive
apathetic
thick-skinned
huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
huáng zuǐ lì zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
huáng wén nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)
huáng jǐng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)
hēi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
gāo shān xuán mù què
(bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
Huò ěr mù zī Dǎo
Hormuz Island, Iran, at the mouth of the Persian gulf
tōng tuō mù
rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)
Nǎ mù bā ěr · Ēn hè bā yà ěr
Nambaryn Enkhbayar (1958-), Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party politician, President of Mongolia 2005-2009
jīn hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) golden-throated barbet (Megalaima franklinii)
jīn bèi sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
xiù hóng fù xuán mù què
(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
Tiě mù zhēn
Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]
Chén Mù shèng
Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)
jī chì mù
wenge or wengue (type of wood)
Huò shì xuán mù què
(bird species of China) Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)
hēi méi nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Megalaima faber)
yī mù nán zhī
lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
fig. one is helpless alone
dà bān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
dà huī zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
dà jīn bèi zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
dà huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
xiǎo bān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
xiǎo xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
chuān mù xiāng
root of Vladimiria souliei (used in TCM)
Dolomiaea souliei
dà nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) great barbet (Megalaima virens)
sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
Xiū shì xuán mù què
(bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)
Zuǒ zuǒ mù
Sasaki (Japanese surname)
Kè lǐ mù Bàn dǎo
Crimea
the Crimean peninsula
Kè lǐ mù Zhàn zhēng
the Crimean War (1853-1856)
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
Sì chuān xuán mù què
(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
duī jī mù
to play with stacking blocks
Tiē mù ér Dà hán
Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror
mù qiú
cricket (ball game)
also called 板球[ban3 qiu2]
mù bō luó
jackfruit
breadfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Mù lǐ Zàng zú zì zhì xiàn
Muli Tibetan autonomous county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
kū mù féng chūn
lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
fig. to get a new lease on life
to be revived
(of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
lì zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)
zōng fù zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) rufous-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
mù piàn
flat piece of wood
wood chip
CL:塊|块[kuai4],片[pian4]
bān jī zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus)
bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)
xuán mù què
(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
yǒu mù yǒu
(slang) come on, you can't deny it!
don't you think so?!
(melodramatic form of 有沒有|有没有)
Mù xià
Kinoshita (Japanese surname)
mù yǐ chéng zhōu
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
fig. what is done cannot be undone
Mù yào rì
Thursday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
lái mù
large-leaved dogwood (Cornus macrophylla)