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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)

老骨头
lǎogǔtou
weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)
贱骨头
jiàngǔtou
miserable wretch
懒骨头
lǎngǔtou
lazybones
骨头节儿
gǔtoujiér
joint (of the skeleton)
皮包骨头
píbāogǔtóu
to be all skin and bones (idiom)
骨头架子
gǔtoujiàzi
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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