彻骨

tiān qì hán lěng chè gǔ

天气寒冷彻骨。

The weather is frozen to the bone.

chè gǔ de hán lěng

彻骨的寒冷

biting cold

dōng tiān hán fēng chè gǔ

冬天寒风彻骨。

The bitter wind chills one to the bone in winter.

chè gǔ tòng hèn

彻骨痛恨

hate someone to the bone

wǒ men zuò qǐ lai tīng yòu shì yī shēng huǎn màn yǒu lì lìng rén chè gǔ shēng hán

我们坐起来听。又是一声，缓慢，有力，令人彻骨生寒。

We all sit up and listen. Then it comes again, a slow majestic sound that thrills us to the marrow.