骨瘦如柴 (gǔ shòu rú chái) — emaciated; as thin as a rake; like a bag of bones

Definition

Examples

• 他生病之后瘦得骨瘦如柴，让人看了很心疼。
  Tā shēng bìng zhī hòu shòu dé gǔ shòu rú chái, ràng rén kàn le hěn xīn téng.
  After his illness he became so thin — like a bag of bones — that it pained people to see him.
• 那个饥荒让村里很多人变得骨瘦如柴。
  Nà ge jī huang ràng cūn lǐ hěn duō rén biàn de gǔ shòu rú chái.
  That famine left many villagers emaciated, skin and bones.
• 经过几个月的辛苦劳作，他变得骨瘦如柴。
  Jīng guò jǐ gè yuè de xīn kǔ láo zuò, tā biàn de gǔ shòu rú chái.
  After months of hard labor, he became as thin as a rake.