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彻骨

Word · VerbTraditional徹骨

penetrate to the bone; to the extreme

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

penetrate to the bone; be piercingly (cold); be extreme (of a feeling)

literary

Used primarily as a predicate (彻骨的寒冷), attributive (彻骨的痛恨), or in set phrases. Often describes cold, hatred, or other intense sensations.

Hé河
miàn面
shàng上
de的
hán寒
fēng风
chè彻
gǔ骨
 ,
jī几
hū乎
bǎ把
rén人
dōu都
dòng冻
jiāng僵
le了
 。

The cold wind on the river surface was bone-chilling, almost freezing people stiff.

Tā他
duì对
pàn叛
tú徒
huái怀
zhe着
chè彻
gǔ骨
de的
tòng痛
hèn恨
 。

He harbors a deep-seated hatred for the traitor.

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Zhè这
fèn份
qū屈
rǔ辱
dài带
lái来
de的
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
chè彻
gǔ骨
de的
bēi悲
āi哀
 。

This humiliation brings about a kind of profound sorrow.

Yè夜
shēn深
le了
 ,
yī一
zhǒng种
chè彻
gǔ骨
de的
gū孤
dú独
gǎn感
yǒng涌
shàng上
xīn心
tóu头
 。

Deep in the night, a feeling of piercing loneliness welled up in my heart.