木桶

mùtǒng
noun #27,561

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 wooden barrel
  2. 2 wooden tub
  3. 3 cask

Examples

Niàngjiǔ chǎng yòng mùtǒng chǔcún wēishìjì.
The distillery uses wooden barrels to store whiskey.
Mùtǒng xiàoyìng shuōmíng, duǎnbǎn juédìng zhěngtǐ nénglì.
The wooden barrel effect illustrates that the weakest link determines overall capacity.

Tips

culture
木桶效应 (the barrel effect or Liebig's law) is widely cited in Chinese business and education: a barrel can only hold water as high as its shortest plank, meaning a team's capability is limited by its weakest member.

Stroke Order

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