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刺骨

刺骨 (cì gǔ): Piercing to the bone / bone-chilling (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

刺骨 consists of 2 characters.

to stab; prick; thorn; splinter

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Word Info

Pinyincì gǔ

MeaningPiercing to the bone / bone-chilling

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word刺骨

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How to Use 刺骨 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 刺骨 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith冰冷

bīng冰

lěng冷

cì刺

gǔ骨

neutral

freezing cold

Subject + Verbwith寒风

hán寒

fēng风

cì刺

gǔ骨

Verb + Complementwith痛彻

tòng痛

chè彻

cì刺

gǔ骨

Adjective + Nounwith寒冷

cì刺

gǔ骨

de的

hán寒

lěng冷

4.

Example Sentences with 刺骨

dōng冬

tiān天

hěn很

lěng冷

，

fēng风

cì刺

neutral

piercingly cold wind

formal

Written

pain piercing to the bone

formal

Written

bone-chilling cold

gǔ

骨

。

In winter, it's very cold and the wind is bone-chilling.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yáng阳

guāng光

míng明

mèi媚

，

dàn但

hú湖

miàn面

chuī吹

lái来

de的

fēng风

yī依

rán然

cì刺

gǔ骨

。

Despite the bright sunshine, the wind blowing from the lake is still bone-chilling.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

jiē揭

shì示

le了

shì市

chǎng场

bèi背

hòu后

cì刺

gǔ骨

de的

jìng竞

zhēng争

xiàn现

shí实

。

This report reveals the bone-chilling reality of competition behind the market.

tā他

de的

huà话

xiàng像

cì刺

gǔ骨

de的

hán寒

fēng风

，

ràng让

rén人

xīn心

lǐ里

nán难

shòu受

。

His words were like a bone-chilling cold wind, making people feel upset.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

shēn深

yè夜

de的

jì寂

jìng静

，

bǐ比

hán寒

fēng风

gèng更

cì刺

gǔ骨

ma吗

？

Don't you think the silence of this late night is more piercing to the bone than the cold wind?

zhè这

jiàn件

xīn新

dà大

yī衣

hěn很

bǎo保

nuǎn暖

，

wài外

miàn面

de的

fēng风

yì一

diǎn点

yě也

bú不

cì刺

gǔ骨

le了

。

This new coat is very warm, and the wind outside is not bone-chilling at all anymore.

zài在

cì刺

gǔ骨

de的

hán寒

fēng风

zhōng中

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

jiān坚

chí持

chén晨

pǎo跑

，

duàn锻

liàn炼

yì意

zhì志

。

In the bone-chilling cold wind, he still insisted on morning jogging to strengthen his willpower.

dāng当

tā他

huí回

xiǎng想

qǐ起

nà那

cì刺

gǔ骨

de的

bèi背

pàn叛

yǔ与

suí随

zhī之

ér而

lái来

de的

gū孤

dú独

shí时

，

bù不

jīn禁

cháng长

tàn叹

yì一

shēng声

。

When he recalled the bone-chilling betrayal and the ensuing loneliness, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

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