wooden puppet; wooden figure; wooden, unresponsive person
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
wooden puppet; wooden doll; marionette
A carved or crafted human figure made of wood. Can refer to theatrical puppets (marionettes, shadow puppets) or simple toy figures.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
bèi被
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
mù木
ǒu偶
biǎo表
yǎn演
dòu逗
de得
hā哈
hā哈
dà大
xiào笑
。
The children roared with laughter at the wonderful puppet show.
Zhè这
ge个
mù木
ǒu偶
zuò做
gōng工
hěn很
jīng精
zhì致
，
guān关
jié节
dōu都
néng能
huó活
dòng动
。
This wooden puppet is exquisitely crafted, with movable joints.
noun
person who is wooden, expressionless, or unresponsive
A metaphorical usage to describe a person who is standing still, lost in thought, or showing no emotion, like a lifeless doll.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
è噩
hào耗
，
tā他
xiàng像
ge个
mù木
ǒu偶
shì似
de的
kào靠
zài在
qiáng墙
shàng上
chū出
shén神
。
Upon hearing the bad news, he leaned against the wall, staring blankly like a wooden puppet.
Bié别
xiàng像
ge个
mù木
ǒu偶
yī一
yàng样
zhàn站
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
，
kuài快
guò过
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
！
Don't just stand there like a statue, come and help!
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Tā她
yīn因
wèi为
dǎ打
jī击
tài太
dà大
，
zhěng整
gè个
rén人
biàn变
chéng成
le了
yī一
ge个
mù木
ǒu偶
。
The blow was so great that she became like a wooden person, devoid of life.