土木 tǔ mù ㄊㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ tou2 muk6
- building
- construction
- civil engineering
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土
- 出土 chū tǔ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇ ceot1 tou2 to dig up
- 国土 國土 guó tǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇ gwok3 tou2 country's territory
- 土匪 tǔ fěi ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄟˇ tou2 fei2 bandit
- 土地 tǔ dì ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ tou2 dei6 land
- 土壤 tǔ rǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄤˇ tou2 joeng6 soil
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- 土豆 tǔ dòu ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ tou2 dau2 potato
- 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 领土 領土 lǐng tǔ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨˇ ling5 tou2 territory
- 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˇ wan6 jing4 tou2 concrete (building material)
- 土生土长 土生土長 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2 (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
- 中土 Zhōng Tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 China-Turkey; Sino-Turkish
- 中土 Zhōng tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 (literary) the Central Plains of China
- 入土 rù tǔ ㄖㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ jap6 tou2 to bury
- 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung3 tou2 frozen earth
- 动土 動土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung6 tou2 to break ground (prior to building sth)
- 吃土 chī tǔ ㄔ ㄊㄨˇ hek3 tou2 (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
- 后土 Hòu tǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ hau6 tou2 Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天, August Heaven)
木
- 木偶 mù ǒu ㄇㄨˋ ㄡˇ muk6 ngau5 puppet
- 木刻 mù kè ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ muk6 hak1 woodcut
- 木匠 mù jiàng ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ muk6 zoeng6 carpenter
- 木料 mù liào ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ muk6 liu2 lumber
- 木材 mù cái ㄇㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ muk6 coi4 wood
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- 木板 mù bǎn ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄢˇ muk6 baan2 slab
- 木头 木頭 mù tou ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡ muk6 tau4 wood; log
- 树木 樹木 shù mù ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ syu6 muk6 tree
- 麻木 má mù ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ maa4 muk6 numb
- 伐木 fá mù ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ fat6 muk6 to cut wood
- 倒木 dǎo mù ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ dou2 muk6 fallen tree
- 原木 yuán mù ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ jyun4 muk6 logs
- 乔木 喬木 qiáo mù ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄨˋ kiu4 muk6 tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木, bush or shrub)
- 坑木 kēng mù ㄎㄥ ㄇㄨˋ haang1 muk6 pit prop
- 实木 實木 shí mù ㄕˊ ㄇㄨˋ sat6 muk6 solid wood
- 就木 jiù mù ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄨˋ zau6 muk6 to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die
- 尼木 Ní mù ㄋㄧˊ ㄇㄨˋ nei4 muk6 see 尼木县
- 木下 Mù xià ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ muk6 haa6 Kinoshita (Japanese surname)
- 木剑 木劍 mù jiàn ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ muk6 gim3 wooden sword
- 木吒 Mù zha ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄓㄚ muk6 zaa1 Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology
Idioms with these characters
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 风土人情 風土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng ㄈㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ fung1 tou2 jan4 cing4 local conditions and customs (idiom)
- 皇天后土 huáng tiān hòu tǔ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ wong4 tin1 hau6 tou2 heaven and earth (idiom)
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- 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- 灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 积土成山 積土成山 jī tǔ chéng shān ㄐㄧ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄢ zik1 tou2 sing4 saan1 lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
- 卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ gyun2 tou2 cung4 loi4 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
- 开疆拓土 開疆拓土 kāi jiāng tuò tǔ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˇ hoi1 goeng1 taap3 tou2 (idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 面如土色 miàn rú tǔ sè ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ min6 jyu4 tou2 sik1 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 呆若木鸡 呆若木雞 dāi ruò mù jī ㄉㄞ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
- 蠹众木折 蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
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- 刚毅木讷 剛毅木訥 gāng yì mù nè ㄍㄤ ㄧˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄜˋ gong1 ngai6 muk6 neot6 resolute and taciturn (idiom)
- 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ fu1 muk6 fung4 ceon1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
- 木讷寡言 木訥寡言 mù nè guǎ yán ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ muk6 neot6 gwaa2 jin4 honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
- 木人石心 mù rén shí xīn ㄇㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄣ muk6 jan4 sek6 sam1 lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
- 木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄡ muk6 ji5 sing4 zau1 lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
- 山颓木坏 山頹木壞 shān tuí mù huài ㄕㄢ ㄊㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ saan1 teoi4 muk6 waai6 lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
- 土木形骸 tǔ mù xíng hái ㄊㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ tou2 muk6 jing4 haai4 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body