( 指知觉 ) numb ⇒ 他冻得手脚麻木了。 Tā dòng de shǒujiǎo mámù le. → He was so cold that his hands and feet went numb.
啄木鸟
woodpecker
木乃伊
mummy
独木桥
( 字 ) single-plank bridge
入木三分
( 喻 ) incisive
呆若木鸡
dumbstruck
大兴土木
carry out major building works
木已成舟
what's done is done
独木难支
no one can save a difficult situation alone
草木皆兵
be panic-stricken ⇒ 战争即将打响,全国上下草木皆兵。 Zhànzhēng jíjiāng dǎxiǎng, quánguó shàngxià cǎo mù jiē bīng. → Just before the war, the whole country was panic-stricken.
麻木不仁
( 反应迟钝 ) be insensitive
独木不成林
many hands make light work
English translation of '木'
木
(mù)
名
(= 树) tree
(= 木材) wood
形
(= 僵) numb
⇒ 天太冷,我的脚都冻木了。 (Tiān tài lěng, wǒ de jiǎo dōu dòngmù le.) It's freezing, my feet are numb with cold.