骨
gǔ
Pinyin

Definition

骨
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gǔ
  1. bone

Character Decomposition

Compounds (21)

骨
gǔ
  1. 1 bone
滑
Huá
  1. 1 surname Hua
滑
huá
  1. 1 to slip
  2. 2 to slide
  3. 3 smooth
  4. 4 slippery
  5. 5 cunning
骸
hái
  1. 1 bones of the body
髓
suǐ
  1. 1 marrow
  2. 2 essence
  3. 3 quintessence
  4. 4 pith (soft interior of plant stem)

Related Words (20)

刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
排骨
pái gǔ
  1. 1 pork chop
  2. 2 pork cutlet
  3. 3 spare ribs
  4. 4 (coll.) skinny person
骨
gǔ
  1. 1 bone
骨子
gǔ zi
  1. 1 ribs
  2. 2 frame
骨头
gǔ tou
  1. 1 bone
  2. 2 classifier: 根 gēn
  3. 3 classifier: 块 kuài
  4. 4 moral character
  5. 5 bitterness

Idioms (20)

伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried

Sample Sentences

这道是红烧凤爪，小心骨头。
zhè dào shì hóngshāo fèngzhǎo ，xiǎoxīn gǔtou 。
This is braised chicken feet. Be careful of the bones.
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西南地区是块硬骨头，要不是你下得工夫足，我们可能还真是啃不下来呢。
xīnán dìqū shì kuài yìng gǔtou ，yàobushì nǐ xià de gōngfū jù ，wǒmen kěnéng hái zhēnshi kěn bù xiàlai ne 。
The southwest region is a difficult region, if not for your time and effort we would not have taken down this region.
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理想很丰满，现实很骨感。在没有好的配套措施，又没有法令限制的情况下，要继续推动这种共享经济，我看还早得很呐！
lǐxiǎng hěn fēngmǎn ，xiànshí hěn gǔgǎn 。zài méiyǒu hǎo de pèitào cuòshī ，yòu méiyǒu fǎlìng xiànzhì de qíngkuàng xià ，yào jìxù tuīdòng zhèzhǒng gòngxiǎng jīngjì ，wǒ kàn hái zǎo de hěn na ！
The ideal is great, but it's quite skimpy in reality. Without good and coherent measures, and in the situation where there are no legal restrictions, if you want to continue to implement this sharing economy, I think it's very early days still!
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这衣服都设计成零码身材是闹哪样啊？现在是怎样啊，除了排骨精是不给其他人活路啦？
zhè yīfu dōu shèjì chéng língmǎ shēncái shì nào nǎ yàng ā ？xiànzài shì zěnyàng ā ，chúle páigǔjīng shì bù gěi qítā rén huólù la ？
What is this clothing all designed for size zero all about? What's up with that? Who else can wear it except for stick figure girls?
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没错！哪像那什么汉朝的赵飞燕，模样长得倒也俊俏，可瘦得跟皮包骨似的，病怏怏儿的可怜人儿居然还号称美人！
méicuò ！nǎ xiàng nà shénme hàncháo de Zhào Fēiyàn ，múyàng zhǎng de dào yě jùnqiào ，kě shòu de gēn píbāogǔ shìde ，bìngyàngyàngr de kěliánrénr jūrán hái hàochēng měirén ！
That's right! It's like Zhan Feiyan from the Han Dynasty, attractive and intelligent looking, but a sickly piteous bag of skin and bones can still be called a beauty!
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也是，现下流行纸片人骨感风，但没准一个风向改变，又掀起一股凹凸有致玲珑性感复古风呢！
yě shì ，xiànxià liúxíng zhǐpiànrén gǔgǎn fēng ，dàn méizhǔn yī gè fēngxiàng gǎibiàn ，yòu xiānqǐ yī gǔ āotūyǒuzhì línglóng xìnggǎn fùgǔ fēng ne ！
Yeah, now the fashion is for paper-thin boniness, but who knows when things will turn around, and a retro wave for curvy voluptuousness!
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啊哈哈哈哈，也没有那么糟糕啦，人家是平胸骨感时尚范儿，你那是波涛汹涌肉欲范儿，各有千秋，都挺好都挺好！
ā hāhāhāhā ，yěméiyǒu nàme zāogāo la ，rénjiā shì píngxiōng gǔgǎn shíshàng fànr ，nǐ nà shì bōtāo xiōngyǒng ròuyù fànr ，gèyǒuqiānqiū ，dōu tǐng hǎo dōu tǐng hǎo ！
Ha ha ha, it's not that bad. Those other people are all flat-chested and bony fashionistas. Whereas you're a chick with raging sex appeal. Each of you have your advantages, you're both good!
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听说川妹子和川菜一样辣到骨子里，我最擅长以柔克刚，四川美女就交给我吧！
tīngshuō chuānmèizi hé Chuāncài yīyàng là dào gǔzilǐ ，wǒ zuì shàncháng yǐróukègāng ，Sìchuān měinǚ jiù jiāo gěi wǒ ba ！
I hear Sichuanese girls are spicy to their core, just like the food. I'm really quite skilled at conquering tough women with softness. You should leave the pretty Sichuanese girls to me!
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这样就太得不偿失咯，中医说“养生之诀，当以睡眠为先，睡能还精，睡能养气，睡能健脾益胃，睡能坚骨强筋”，古人的经验之谈还是有可取之处的。
zhèyàng jiù tài débùchángshī lo ，zhōngyī shuō “yǎngshēng zhī jué ，dāng yǐ shuìmián wèi xiān ，shuì néng huán jīng ，shuì néng yǎngqì ，shuì néng jiànpí yìwèi ，shuì néng jiāngǔ qiángjīn ”，gǔrén de jīngyàn zhī tán háishì yǒu kěqǔzhīchù de 。
The gains really don't surpass what you lose in this case. There's a saying in traditional Chinese medicine circles: "Sleep should take priority in any health strategy, as sleep can restore your spirit, sleep can restore chi, sleep is beneficial for the stomach and the spleen and sleep can strengthen your bones and build your muscles." There's always something to learn from the experience of those from pre-modern China.
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这时，他一阵毛骨悚然，起了一身鸡皮疙瘩。
zhèshí ，tā yīzhèn máogǔsǒngrán ，qǐ le yīshēn jīpígēda 。
Just then, he felt a chill down his spine and got goose bumps all over him.
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