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树
lín林
lǐ里
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
xiǔ朽
mù木
hé和
kū枯
zhī枝
。
The forest is full of rotten wood and withered branches everywhere.
Zhè这
kuài块
xiǔ朽
mù木
yǐ已
jīng经
wú无
fǎ法
zài再
yòng用
lái来
diāo雕
kè刻
le了
。
This piece of rotten wood can no longer be used for carving.
Nà那
zuò座
lǎo老
qiáo桥
de的
mù木
zhuāng桩
yǐ已
jīng经
xiǔ朽
làn烂
le了
。
The wooden piles of that old bridge have already rotted away.