颞骨 (niègǔ) · temporal bone

Measure Word

一块颞骨 kuài

HSK 6

头部左右两侧各有一块颞骨。

Tóubù zuǒyòu liǎngcè gè yǒu yí kuài niègǔ.

There is a temporal bone on each side of the head.

HSK 7-9

中耳和内耳都藏在颞骨里面。

Zhōng'ěr hé nèi'ěr dōu cáng zài niègǔ lǐmian.

The middle ear and the inner ear are both housed inside the temporal bone.

memory

颞 is the temple of the head, so 颞骨 is the 'temple bone', which is also what 'temporal' means. In everyday speech the temple is 太阳穴.

颞 niè

骨 gǔ