遗骨 (yí gǔ) — remains (of the deceased); skeletal remains

Definition

Examples

• 考古学家在遗址中发现了许多遗骨。
  Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài yí zhǐ zhōng fā xiàn le xǔ duō yí gǔ.
  Archaeologists discovered many skeletal remains at the site.
• 我们应该尊重逝者的遗骨。
  Wǒ men yīng gāi zūn zhòng shì zhě de yí gǔ.
  We should respect the remains of the deceased.
• 战争结束后，人们开始寻找遇难者的遗骨。
  Zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu, rén men kāi shǐ xún zhǎo yù nàn zhě de yí gǔ.
  After the war ended, people began searching for the remains of the victims.