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title: "Shumu Meaning: 树木 (trees) or 数目 (number)?"
description: "树木 (traditional 樹木, shùmù) means “trees”. Not the shumu you heard? See 数目. Hear its tones, see what 树 and 木 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shumu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 树木 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

树木 shùmù

## trees

## Its characters

1. 树 shù tree
2. 木 mù tree

## In a sentence

公园里的树木都很高大。 The trees in the park are all very tall.

河里的水被晒干了，地里的庄稼被晒死了，**树木**和小草都干死了，人们没有东西吃，也没有水喝。

From [后羿射日 · Hou Yi shoots the nine suns](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/hou-yi-shoots-the-suns#library-word-222-224)

[More about 树木](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%91%E6%9C%A8)

## Other words said shumu

- [数目shùmùnumber](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%B0%E7%9B%AE)

## More words with 树 or 木

- [麻木 mámù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mamu)
- [木材 mùcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mucai)
- [木头 mùtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mutou)
- [树立 shùlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuli)
- [树林 shùlín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shulin)

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