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title: "Mucai Meaning: 木材 (mùcái) Means “timber”"
description: "木材 (mùcái) means “timber; lumber; wood”. Hear its tones, see what 木 and 材 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mucai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 木材 mean?

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木材 mùcái

## timber; lumber; wood

## Its characters

1. 木 mù wood
2. 材 cái timber

## In a sentence

这张桌子用的是好木材。 This table is made of good wood.

[More about 木材](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%A8%E6%9D%90)

## More words with 木 or 材

- [材料 cáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cailiao)
- [材质 cáizhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caizhi)
- [棺材 guāncai](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guancai)
- [教材 jiàocái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaocai)
- [麻木 mámù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mamu)
- [木头 mùtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mutou)
- [器材 qìcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qicai)
- [身材 shēncái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shencai)
- [树木 shùmù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shumu)
- [素材 sùcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sucai)

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