wooden idol; clay statue; as stiff as a stick
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
wooden or clay idol; statue
literaryLiteral meaning referring to carved wooden or molded clay statues, often of deities or figures.
Miào庙
lǐ里
bǎi摆
fàng放
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
mù木
diāo雕
ní泥
sù塑
de的
shén神
xiàng像
。
The temple houses many wooden and clay statues of deities.
Zhè这
xiē些
mù木
diāo雕
ní泥
sù塑
yǐ已
yǒu有
shù数
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
These wooden and clay statues have a history of several hundred years.
adjective
as stiff as a statue; rigid; lifeless
literaryFigurative meaning used to describe a person who is rigid, expressionless, or completely motionless, as if made of wood or clay.
Tā他
tīng听
dào到
xiāo消
xi息
hòu后
，
zhěng整
gè个
rén人
rú如
mù木
diāo雕
ní泥
sù塑
bān般
dāi呆
lì立
zhe着
。
Upon hearing the news, he stood there motionless, as stiff as a statue.
Yǎn演
yuán员
zài在
tái台
shàng上
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
bù不
néng能
xiàng像
mù木
diāo雕
ní泥
sù塑
yī一
yàng样
。
An actor's performance on stage shouldn't be as lifeless as a wooden idol.
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Kǒng恐
jù惧
shǐ使
tā他
biàn变
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
mù木
diāo雕
ní泥
sù塑
de的
rén人
。
Fear turned him into a rigid, statue-like person.