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榆木疙瘩

yúmù gēda
noun

Measure Word

一个榆木疙瘩 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 blockhead; dunce
  2. 2 stubborn, thick-headed person

Examples

HSK 5
老张是个榆木疙瘩，认准的事谁劝也没用。
Lǎo Zhāng shì ge yúmù gēda, rènzhǔn de shì shéi quàn yě méiyòng.
Old Zhang is as stubborn as a block of wood: once he has made up his mind, nobody can talk him out of it.
HSK 7-9
你真是个榆木疙瘩，怎么讲都不明白！
Nǐ zhēnshì ge yúmù gēda, zěnme jiǎng dōu bù míngbai!
You really are a blockhead: no matter how I explain it, you don't get it!

Tips

memory
Elm wood is hard and its knots are almost impossible to split, so a knot of elm is a head that nothing can get into. A close synonym is 榆木脑袋.

Stroke Order

榆 yú
木 mù
疙 gē
瘩 da