木头人

木頭人
mùtóurén
noun #27,980

Meanings

  1. 1 wooden person
  2. 2 someone who is stiff, unresponsive, or emotionless
  3. 3 blockhead

Examples

Tā duì biérén de gǎnqíng háo wú fǎnyìng, zhēn shì gè mùtóurén.
He is completely unresponsive to others' feelings — he's a real blockhead.
Tā zhàn zài nàlǐ yī dòng bù dòng, xiàng gè mùtóurén yīyàng.
She stood there without moving at all, like a wooden statue.

Tips

memory
木头 = wood/wooden + = person → a 'wooden person', i.e. someone as stiff and unfeeling as a block of wood.

Stroke Order

tóu
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