刺
骨

Piercing in Chinese: 刺骨 (cì gǔ)

cì gǔ

piercing

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Definitions

  1. 1piercing
  2. 2cutting
  3. 3bone-chilling
  4. 4penetrating (cold)

Stroke order

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刺
骨

Zhuyin

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ㄘˋ

cì

ㄘ/ cˋ/ fourth tone

ㄍㄨˇ

gǔ

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 冬天的寒风冷得刺骨。

    dōng tiān de hán fēng lěng dé cì gǔ。

    The winter wind was bitterly, bone-chillingly cold.

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Related words

刺

cì

thorn

刺激

cì jī

to provoke

讽刺

fěng cì

to satirize

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

冲刺

chōng cì

(sports) to sprint

刺耳

cì ěr

ear-piercing

刺绣

cì xiù

to embroider

骨干

gǔ gàn

diaphysis (long segment of a bone)

骨气

gǔ qì

unyielding character

骨折

gǔ zhé

to suffer a fracture

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