积木 (jīmù) · toy building blocks

Measure Word

一块积木 kuài

Meanings

1 toy building blocks
2 construction blocks (children's toy)

Characters

积

jī

to accumulate / to pile up

木

mù

wood / timber / block

Examples

HSK 4

一盒积木是送给小孩最好的礼物之一。

Yī hé jīmù shì sònggěi xiǎohái zuìhǎo de lǐwù zhīyī.

A set of building blocks is one of the best gifts for young children.

HSK 7-9

孩子们在地板上用积木搭城堡。

Háizi men zài dìbǎn shàng yòng jīmù dā chéngbǎo.

The children were building a castle with blocks on the floor.

HSK 7-9

她把积木一块一块地搭高，最后倒塌了。

Tā bǎ jīmù yíkuài yíkuài de dā gāo, zuìhòu dǎotā le.

She stacked the blocks one by one higher and higher until they collapsed.

Tips

memory

积 means to accumulate and 木 means wood. Literally: accumulated pieces of wood - exactly what building blocks are!

Stroke Order

积 jī

木 mù

Related Words

积极 jījí HSK 4 #3,842

active; positive / proactive; enthusiastic

木头 mùtou HSK 5 #4,315

wood; log; timber / blockhead; dull person (figurative)

木 mù #2,278

wood; tree; timber / numb; wooden (figurative)

积 jī HSK 7-9 #8,573

to accumulate; to store up / product (in math) / long-standing

木偶 mù'ǒu HSK 7-9 #6,353

puppet / marionette / wooden figure

积蓄 jīxù HSK 7-9 #9,128

savings / to save up / to accumulate (money, strength)

木乃伊 mùnǎiyī #7,012

mummy (preserved body)

木屋 mùwū #7,607

log cabin / wooden house

木板 mùbǎn #9,067

wooden board / plank

麻木 mámù HSK 7-9 #9,641

numb; insensitive (physically) / apathetic; emotionally numb; desensitized