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木已成舟 (mù yǐ chéng zhōu): The die is cast (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

木 • mù • tree; wood

mù木

tree; wood

已 • yǐ • already; to stop; to end • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

yǐ已

already; to stop; to end

成 • chéng • one tenth; proportion • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

chéng成

one tenth; proportion

舟 • zhōu • boat • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

zhōu舟

boat

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Pinyinmù yǐ chéng zhōu

Meaningthe die is cast; what's done is done

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 木已成舟.

Words with 木

木头mù touwood; log; timber
树木shù mùtree
木材mù cáiwood
麻木má mù

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木偶mù ǒuPuppet

木匠mù jiàngCarpenter / woodworker

伐木fá mùlogging; to cut wood

木制mù zhìmade of wood

Words with 已

已经yǐ jīngalready
早已zǎo yǐfor a long time; long since
不已bù yǐendlessly
而已ér yǐthat is all; nothing more
不得已bù dé yǐbe forced to; have no alternative but to
已婚yǐ hūnmarried
已故yǐ gùdeceased; late
已然yǐ ránalready; have already

Words with 成

变成biàn chéngto change into
完成wán chéngcomplete
成绩chéng jìresults; marks; achievement
养成yǎng chéngto cultivate
成为chéng wéibecome
成功chéng gōngsuccess; successful
当成dàng chéngto consider as; to take to be
形成xíng chéngform; shape

Words with 舟

刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiàncarve a boat to seek a sword / act out an irrelevant solution to a problem
同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jìwork together in the same boat / cooperate closely to overcome difficulties
方舟fāng zhōuark
龙舟lóng zhōudragon boat
独木舟dú mù zhōudugout canoe
破釜沉舟pò fǔ chén zhōuburn one's bridges; cut off all means of retreat
风雨同舟fēng yǔ tóng zhōuTo stand together through thick and thin; to share hardships and difficulties with someone.

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Example Sentences with 木已成舟

Mù木

yǐ已

chéng成

zhōu舟

，

hòu后

huǐ悔

yě也

méi没

yòng用

le了

。

The die is cast; regret is useless.

Jì既

rán然

mù木

yǐ已

chéng成

zhōu舟

，

wǒ我

men们

jiù就

jiē接

shòu受

xiàn现

shí实

ba吧

。

Since what's done is done, let's accept reality.