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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 20)

木匠
[mùjiang]
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  • carpenter

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木匠
[mùjiang]
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  • carpenter

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斫鼻
[zhuóbí]
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  • From a tale told by Zhuang Zi where a man has his carpenter friend chop off a tiny piece of chalk on the tip of his nose using an axe that the carpenter wields as fast as the wind without hurting his nose; to describe incredible expertise.

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班门弄斧(班門弄斧)
[bānménnòngfǔ]
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  • show off one's skill with the axe before Lu Ban (鲁班), the master carpenter—display one's slight skill before an expert

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木蠹蛾
[mùdù'é]
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  • wood moth; carpenter moth

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Examples (1-5 of 5)

他跟一位木匠师傅学了三年徒。
He has served an apprenticeship of three years with (or to) a master carpenter.
他的木工技术好的刮刮叫。
He is a top-notch carpenter.
鲁班尺的使用给工匠带来了极大的方便。
The carpenter’s square has made the work of craftsmen more convenient.
小林九岁就到村口的老木匠家当了艺徒。
Xiao Lin has been an apprentice of the old carpenter at the village entrance since he was nine.
木匠
carpenter

Vocab List (1 of 2)

carpenter
from 我勇敢's Vocab List
  • 木匠

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