骨 (gū) — bone | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Here 骨 (gū) is a bound morpheme, almost always seen as the first half of 骨头 (gǔtou, 'bone'). Learners should learn 骨 as part of 骨头 rather than on its own.

bound form

bone

Examples

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Tā shuāi shāng le gū tou.
He fell and injured a bone.
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Gǒu de gū tou bǐ rén de yìng.
A dog's bone is harder than a human's.
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Yī shēng shuō tā tuǐ shàng de gū tou duàn le.
The doctor said the bone in his leg is broken.

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