Definition & Meaning

as thin as sticks; be a mere/walking skeleton

Word usage

gǔ shòu rú chái

骨 瘦 如 柴

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slas thin as sticks; be a mere/walking skeleton
- bìng tòng bǎ tā zhé mó de gǔ shòu rú chái
  病痛把他折磨得骨瘦如柴。
  He's all skin and bone after his illness.
- tā zhú jiàn yǐn shí bù jìn gǔ shòu rú chái
  他逐渐饮食不进，骨瘦如柴。
  Gradually he lost his appetite and wasted away till he was nothing but skin and bones.
- tuǐ shang zhǎng mǎn bān diǎn gǔ shòu rú chái de hái zi
  腿上长满斑点、骨瘦如柴的孩子
  a child with skinny freckled legs
synonym
shòu gǔ lín xún瘦骨嶙峋 xíng róng kū gǎo形容枯槁 xíng xiāo gǔ lì形消骨立 chái huǐ gǔ lì柴毁骨立
antonym
féi tóu dà ěr肥头大耳 nǎo mǎn cháng féi脑满肠肥 cháng féi nǎo mǎn肠肥脑满 gǔn guā liū yuán滾瓜溜圆

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"骨瘦如柴" cannot be written as "骨瘦如豺".

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