骨骼系统

骨骼系統

gǔgéxìtǒng

noun

Meanings

1 skeletal system

Characters

Examples

儿童的骨骼系统还在发育。

Értóng de gǔgé xìtǒng hái zài fāyù.

Children's skeletal systems are still developing.

钙质对骨骼系统很重要。

Gàizhì duì gǔgé xìtǒng hěn zhòngyào.

Calcium is important for the skeletal system.

Tips

usage

骨骼 refers to the skeleton as a whole (bones + joints + cartilage); a single bone is 骨头. So 骨骼系统 covers the structural framework, while 骨头汤 means 'bone soup'.

Stroke Order

骨 gǔ

骼 gé

系 xì

统 tǒng