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