骨瘦如柴 (gǔ shòu rú chái): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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骨瘦如柴
骨瘦如柴
(gǔ shòu rú chái): Skinny as a stick (idiom (adjective phrase)) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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骨 • gǔ • bone
gǔ
骨
bone
瘦 • shòu • thin • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
shòu
瘦
thin
如 • rú • like, as, if • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
rú
如
like, as, if
柴 • chái • firewood
chái
柴
firewood
4.
Example Sentences with 骨瘦如柴
Nà
那
zhī
只
liú
流
làng
浪
gǒu
狗
gǔ
骨
shòu
瘦
rú
如
chái
柴
，
kàn
看
qǐ
起
lái
来
hěn
很
kě
可
lián
怜
。
That stray dog was skinny as a stick and looked very pitiful.
Tā
他
shēng
生
bìng
病
hòu
后
gǔ
骨
shòu
瘦
rú
如
chái
柴
，
xū
需
yào
要
hǎo
好
hǎo
好
xiū
休
yǎng
养
。
After his illness, he was emaciated and needed to rest well.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 骨瘦如柴.
Words with
骨
骨头
gǔ tou
bone
骨干
gǔ gàn
backbone; mainstay
刺骨
cì gǔ
Piercing to the bone / bone-chilling
骨折
gǔ zhé
Fracture / Broken bone
骨架
gǔ jià
Skeleton
骨气
gǔ qì
Backbone / Integrity
骨骼
gǔ gé
Bone
头骨
tóu gǔ
skull
Words with
瘦
很瘦
hěn shòu
very thin
消瘦
xiāo shòu
become thin, emaciated
瘦了
shòu le
became thinner
瘦子
shòu zi
thin person
Words with
如
如果
rú guǒ
if
例如
lì rú
for example
比如
bǐ rú
for example; for instance; such as
不如
bù rú
it would be better to …not as good as
Words with
柴
火柴
huǒ chái
match
柴油
chái yóu
diesel oil
柴扉
cháifēi
wicket door; humble door
柴火
chái huo
firewood
瘦小
shòu xiǎo
thin and small
瘦弱
shòu ruò
thin and weak; frail
瘦骨嶙峋
shòu gǔ lín xún
bony, emaciated (like exposed rocks)
假如
jiǎ rú
if; supposing; in case
如下
rú xià
as follows
如今
rú jīn
nowadays; these days
如何
rú hé
how
