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刺骨

cì gǔ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

刺骨 (cì gǔ) means "piercing; cutting; bone-chilling". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 刺骨 means

1. piercing
2. cutting
3. bone-chilling
4. penetrating (cold)

The characters in 刺骨

• 刺cìthorn; sting; thrust
• 骨gǔbone

Example sentences

• 他感到寒气刺骨。
  Tā gǎndào hánqì cìgǔ.
  He was chilled to the bone.

Words containing 刺骨

• 寒风刺骨hán fēng cì gǔbone chilling wind (idiom)

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