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骨瘦如柴
gǔ​shòu​rú​chái

skinny as a stick

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 骨 gǔ noun
    bone
    bone; the hard tissue that forms the skeleton of humans and vertebrate animals
  2. 瘦 shòu adjective
    thin
    thin; emaciated; to lose weight; opposite of 胖 pàng
  3. 如 rú preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  4. 柴 chái noun
    firewood
    firewood; wood used for burning or fuel