刻骨铭心

刻骨銘心

kègǔmíngxīn

idiom #26,902

Meanings

1 etched in one's memory
2 deeply engraved on one's heart
3 unforgettable

Characters

to carve; to engrave

to inscribe; inscription

Examples

那段经历让她刻骨铭心，终身难忘。

Nà duàn jīnglì ràng tā kègǔ míngxīn, zhōngshēn nán wàng.

That experience was etched deeply in her heart and impossible to forget for life.

他们的爱情刻骨铭心。

Tāmen de àiqíng kègǔ míngxīn.

Their love was deeply engraved in their hearts.

Tips

memory

刻 = 'to engrave,' 骨 = 'bone,' 铭 = 'to inscribe' (as in a metal inscription), 心 = 'heart.' The idiom pictures something so profound it is carved into your bones and inscribed on your heart.

Stroke Order

刻 kè

骨 gǔ

铭 míng

心 xīn