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骨头
骨頭
gǔtou
1. bone
2. CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[塊|块<kuài>]]
3. moral character
4. bitterness
HSK 5

Character Breakdown

骨
gǔ
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
HSK 5 9 丶
头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (8)

懒骨头
lǎngǔtou
lazybones
老骨头
lǎogǔtou
weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)
贱骨头
jiàngǔtou
miserable wretch
皮包骨头
píbāogǔtóu
to be all skin and bones (idiom)
骨头架子
gǔtoujiàzi
skeleton
骨头节儿
gǔtoujiér
joint (of the skeleton)
吃人不吐骨头
chīrénbùtǔgǔtóu
ruthless
鸡蛋里挑骨头
jīdànlitiāogǔtou
to look for bones in an egg

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