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骨子里 meaning in English

gǔzilǐ

beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level

Traditional 骨子裡19 strokes

Meaning of 骨子里

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gǔzilǐ
  1. beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level

骨子里 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

冰bīng冷lěng的de疾jí风fēng吹chuī到dào我wǒ骨gǔ子zi里lǐ去qù了le。
An icy blast of wind chilled me to the bone.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

骨 gǔ · bone · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

里 lǐ · lining · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 骨子里.

这里zhèlǐhere
孩子háizichild
那里nàlǐthere; that place
哪里nǎlǐwhere?; somewhere
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
家里jiā lihome
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
里边lǐbianinside
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook

Questions about 骨子里

What does 骨子里 mean?

骨子里 (gǔzilǐ) means "beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level".

How do you write 骨子里?

骨子里 is made of 3 characters: 骨 (9 strokes), 子 (3 strokes), 里 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 骨子里 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 骨子里 is written 骨子裡.