拇指

mǔ zhǐ · mu zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

人(rén)的(de)手(shǒu)有(yǒu)五(wǔ)个(gè)手(shǒu)指(zhǐ): 拇(mǔ)指(zhǐ)、食(shí)指(zhǐ)、中(zhōng)指(zhǐ)、无(wú)名(míng)指(zhǐ)和(hé)小(xiǎo)指(zhǐ)。

The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky.

他(tā)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)用(yòng)锤(chuí)子(zi)砸(zá)到(dào)了(le)拇(mǔ)指(zhǐ)。

He accidentally hit his thumb with a hammer.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.