木柴

mùchái

noun #28,248

Measure Word

一根木柴 gēn

Meanings

1 firewood
2 wood fuel

Characters

firewood / brushwood

Examples

他去山上捡了一些木柴回来生火。

Tā qù shān shàng jiǎn le yīxiē mùchái huílái shēnghuǒ.

He went up the mountain to gather some firewood to start a fire.

壁炉里的木柴噼啪作响。

Bìlú lǐ de mùchái pīpā zuò xiǎng.

The firewood in the fireplace crackled and popped.

Tips

memory

木 (wood) + 柴 (firewood/brushwood) — both characters relate to wood. 柴 on its own also means firewood, so 木柴 simply reinforces the 'wood' meaning with a more concrete image.

Stroke Order

木 mù

柴 chái