(hái) — (bound form) bones of the body; skeleton

Definition

A literary bound form used almost exclusively in 骸骨 (skeleton/remains) and 遗骸 (remains of the dead). Not used alone in everyday speech.

bound form
(bound form) bones of the bodyskeleton

Examples

  • Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yí jù gǔ dài de hái gǔ.
    Archaeologists discovered an ancient skeleton.
  • Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yí jù wán zhěng de hái gǔ.
    Archaeologists found a complete skeleton.
  • Dì zhèn hòu, jiù yuán rén yuán zhǎo dào le yù nàn zhě de yí hái.
    After the earthquake, rescuers found the remains of the victims.
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