入骨

rùgǔ

adjective #33,834

Meanings

1 to the bone
2 deeply ingrained
3 intense (of emotion or pain)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这种寒冷让人感到入骨。

Zhèzhǒng hánlěng ràng rén gǎndào rùgǔ.

This kind of cold cuts right to the bone.

HSK 7-9

她对他恨之入骨。

Tā duì tā hènzhīrùgǔ.

She hates him to the bone.

Tips

usage

Almost always used with strong emotions or sensations: 恨之入骨 (hate to the bone), 相思入骨 (lovesick to the marrow), 寒风入骨 (bone-chilling wind). Rarely stands alone - pair it with the feeling for natural usage.

Stroke Order

入 rù

骨 gǔ