骨髓

gǔsuǐ

noun #9,780

Meanings

1 bone marrow

Characters

marrow; essence

Examples

他需要做骨髓移植。

Tā xūyào zuò gǔsuǐ yízhí.

He needs a bone marrow transplant.

这种寒冷刺入骨髓。

Zhè zhǒng hánlěng cìrù gǔsuǐ.

This kind of cold cuts to the bone.

Tips

usage

Often used figuratively to mean 'to the core' or 'deep inside': 恨到骨髓 (hate to the marrow), 刻入骨髓 (engraved into the bones).

Stroke Order

骨 gǔ

髓 suǐ