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拇指 (mǔ zhǐ): Thumb (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
拇 • mǔ • thumb; big toe
mǔ
拇
thumb; big toe
指 • zhǐ • finger; point at • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
zhǐ
指
finger; point at
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 拇指.
Words with
拇
大拇指
dà mǔ zhǐ
thumb
Words with
指
指出
zhǐ chū
to indicate
戒指
jiè zhi
ring [jewellry]
手指
shǒu zhǐ
finger
指导
zhǐ dǎo
guide; direct; conduct
指挥
zhǐ huī
command; direct; conduct
指令
zhǐ lìng
instruct; order; direct
指定
zhǐ dìng
appoint; assign; allocate
指望
zhǐ wàng
look to; count on; look forward to
4.
How to Use 拇指 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
guān
关
jié
节
neutral
thumb joint
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
zhǐ
指
wén
纹
neutral
thumbprint
Mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
Gū
姑
niang
娘
neutral
Thumbelina
Verb + Object
with
竖起
shù
竖
qǐ
起
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
Adjective + Noun
with
大
dà
大
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
informal
Spoken
5.
Example Sentences with 拇指
zhè
这
shì
是
wǒ
我
de
的
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
neutral
give a thumbs-up
thumb (common term)
。
This is my thumb.
tā
他
xí
习
guàn
惯
yòng
用
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
hé
和
shí
食
zhǐ
指
niē
捏
zhe
着
bǐ
笔
xiě
写
zì
字
。
He is accustomed to holding the pen between his thumb and index finger to write.
tā
他
shù
竖
qǐ
起
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
biǎo
表
shì
示
zàn
赞
tóng
同
。
He gave a thumbs up to show approval
nǐ
你
de
的
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
guān
关
jié
节
zuì
最
jìn
近
shì
是
fǒu
否
gǎn
感
dào
到
yì
异
cháng
常
téng
疼
tòng
痛
？
Has your thumb joint been experiencing unusual pain recently?
tā
他
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
shù
竖
qǐ
起
mǔ
拇
zhǐ
指
，
ér
而
shì
是
qīng
轻
qīng
轻
yáo
摇
le
了
yáo
摇
tóu
头
。
He did not give a thumbs-up; instead, he gently shook his head.
