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骨头

gǔ tou · gu tou

Traditional 骨頭

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure words: 根 gēn, 块 kuài

Meaning

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  1. bone
  2. moral character
  3. bitterness
  4. Taiwan pr. [gú tou]
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The buried bone

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，那条(nàtiáo)小狗(xiǎogǒu)在(zài)挖(wā)地(dì)。

    Look, that puppy is digging in the ground.

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)可能(kěnéng)在(zài)找(zhǎo)昨天(zuótiān)埋(mái)的(de)骨头(gǔtou)。

    Maybe it's looking for a bone it buried yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    小狗(xiǎogǒu)也(yě)会(huì)埋(mái)骨头(gǔtou)吗(ma)？

    Do dogs bury bones too?

  4. Liangliang

    会(huì)，它(tā)挖了(wāle)半天(bàntiān)，只(zhǐ)找到(zhǎodào)一根(yīgēn)骨头(gǔtou)。

    They do. It dug for ages and found only one bone.

  5. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，这根(zhègēn)骨头(gǔtou)好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)扔(rēng)的(de)！

    Wait, this bone seems to be the one I threw away yesterday!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)手(shǒu)臂(bì)和(hé)手(shǒu)断(duàn)了(le)些(xiē)骨(gǔ)头(tou)。

Tom broke some bones in his arm and hand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

四(sì)处(chù)奔(bēn)跑(pǎo)的(de)狗(gǒu)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)骨(gǔ)头(tou)。

The dog that trots about finds a bone.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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骨
gǔ

bone

头
tóu

head; hair style

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