zhǔ
xīn

common

Meaning of 主心骨

主心骨 means backbone; mainstay; reliable person or thing one can count on; one's own judgment; mind; definite ideas of one's own. Pronounced zhǔ xīn gǔ.

  • backbone; mainstay; reliable person or thing one can count on
  • one's own judgment; mind; definite ideas of one's own

Definitions & Examples

lái
le
 
yǒu
le
zhǔ
xīn
le
 

Now that you're here, I finally have someone I can rely on!

shì
men
qiú
duì
de
zhǔ
xīn
 

He is the backbone of our team.

qīn
shì
hòu
 
jiā
méi
le
zhǔ
xīn
 

After father passed away, the family lost its mainstay.

Zhè
qián
chéng
le
chuàng
de
zhǔ
xīn
 

This sum of money became the backbone of his startup.