pierce to the bone; biting cold
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pierce to the bone; to be biting cold
Describes extreme cold, usually of weather, wind, or water, that feels as if it penetrates deep into the bones. Often used in the structure 寒风刺骨.
Hán寒
fēng风
cì刺
gǔ骨
，
tā他
bù不
yóu由
de得
guǒ裹
jǐn紧
le了
wài外
tào套
。
The cold wind was biting, and he couldn't help pulling his coat tighter.
Dōng冬
tiān天
de的
hǎi海
shuǐ水
cì刺
gǔ骨
de地
liáng凉
。
The seawater in winter is bone-chillingly cold.
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Běi北
guó国
de的
yè夜
wǎn晚
lěng冷
de得
cì刺
gǔ骨
。
The nights in the northern country are piercingly cold.