木片

Mandarin · pinyin mù piàn

Meanings

  1. flat piece of wood
  2. wood chip
  3. Classifier: 塊 kuài, 片 piàn
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木
mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
片
piàn · slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91
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4–4 · mu4 pian4

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noun

  1. woodchip

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