嶙峋 (lín xún) — (adjective) craggy, rugged, jagged (of terrain, rocks, mountains); (adjective) bony, skin-and-bones (of a person's physique); (adjective) upright, lofty, having moral integrity (of a person's character)
Definition
A literary adjective used almost only in the set phrases 瘦骨嶙峋 (skinny, skin-and-bones) and 骨骼/岩石/山石嶙峋 (jagged, craggy), plus 风骨嶙峋 for upright character. Avoid using it as a standalone predicate.
adjective
craggyruggedjagged (of terrain, rocks, mountains)bonyskin-and-bones (of a person's physique)uprightloftyhaving moral integrity (of a person's character)
Examples
- 嶙峋，。Zhè zuò shān de yán shí lín xún, fēi cháng xiǎn jùn.The rocks of this mountain are jagged and very steep.
- ，。Tā shòu gǔ lín xún, yí kàn jiù shì cháng qī shēng bìng.He is all skin and bones, clearly sick for a long time.
- 嶙峋，。Zhè wèi lǎo rén fēng gǔ lín xún, shēn shòu dà jiā zūn jìng.This elderly man has a lofty and upright character, deeply respected by everyone.
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