xiǔ

common

Meaning of 朽木

朽木 means rotten wood; decayed timber; a hopeless case; a good-for-nothing person who cannot be educated or improved. Pronounced xiǔ mù.

  • rotten wood; decayed timber
  • a hopeless case; a good-for-nothing person who cannot be educated or improved

Definitions & Examples

Sēn
lín
dào
chù
dōu
shì
xiǔ
zhī
 

The forest is full of rotten wood and withered branches everywhere.

Zhè
kuài
xiǔ
jīng
zài
yòng
lái
diāo
le
 

This piece of rotten wood can no longer be used for carving.

zuò
lǎo
qiáo
de
zhuāng
jīng
xiǔ
làn
le
 

The wooden piles of that old bridge have already rotted away.