emaciated; bony; skin and bones
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
emaciated; extremely thin with visible bones
Commonly describes elderly people, the seriously ill, or malnourished animals. Often carries a sympathetic or pitiable connotation emphasizing the visible protrusion of bones beneath the skin.
Lǎo老
rén人
shòu瘦
gǔ骨
lín嶙
xún峋
de的
shǒu手
jǐn紧
jǐn紧
wò握
zhe着
guǎi拐
zhàng杖
。
The elderly man's bony hands gripped the walking stick tightly.
Nà那
zhī只
liú流
làng浪
gǒu狗
shòu瘦
gǔ骨
lín嶙
xún峋
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
jiǔ久
méi没
chī吃
dōng东
xi西
le了
。
That stray dog was skin and bones; it looked like it hadn't eaten in a long time.
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Tā他
bìng病
le了
yī一
chǎng场
zhī之
hòu后
，
zhěng整
gè个
rén人
biàn变
de得
shòu瘦
gǔ骨
lín嶙
xún峋
。
After his illness, he became completely emaciated.