Meaning
bone
Chinese: 骨头。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gu” becomes a different word in each tone. 骨 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 骨头gǔ toubone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr.
- 骨干gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
- 骨折gǔ zhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break; fracture
- 刺骨cì gǔpiercing; cutting; bone-chilling; penetrating (cold)
- 骨气gǔ qìunyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone
Example Sentence
摔了一跤，幸好没有伤到骨头。Shuāi le yì jiāo, xìng hǎo méi yǒu shāng dào gǔ tou.I took a fall, but luckily did not hurt any bones.
摔Shuāito throw down了le(completed action)一yìone跤jiāoa tumble，幸好xìng hǎofortunately没有méi yǒuhaven't伤shāngto injure到dàoto reach骨头gǔ toubone。