孤拐

gūguǎi

noun

Meanings

1 cheekbone
2 ankle bone (the protruding part on the side of the foot)

Characters

alone; isolated

to turn; corner

Examples

HSK 6

走路扭了一下，孤拐肿了起来。

Zǒulù niǔ le yīxià, gūguǎi zhǒng le qǐlái.

I twisted my ankle while walking, and the bone has swollen up.

HSK 7-9

他孤拐高耸，神情冷峻。

Tā gūguǎi gāosǒng, shénqíng lěng jùn.

He had high cheekbones and a stern expression.

Tips

register

Dialectal / colloquial. Standard Mandarin uses 颧骨 (quángǔ) for cheekbone and 踝骨 (huáigǔ) for ankle bone. 孤拐 is common in northern Chinese vernacular fiction.

Stroke Order

孤 gū

拐 guǎi