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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 骨瘦如柴

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu - rú chái - (idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,374 60,901 50,067

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
骨 gū- used in 骨碌碌[gu1lu4lu4]
- used in 骨碌[gu1lu5]
骨 gǔ- bone
瘦 shòu- thin
- to lose weight
- (of clothing) tight
- (of meat) lean
- (of land) unproductive
如 rú- as
- as if
- such as
柴 chái- surname Chai
柴 chái- firewood
- lean (of meat)
- thin (of a person)

Other Words Containing 骨瘦如柴

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
骨瘦如柴 - - 20,374 60,901 50,067