Chinese word dictionary

铭心刻骨

míng xīn kè gǔ · lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives

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Word information

Simplified铭心刻骨

Traditional銘心刻骨

Pinyinmíng xīn kè gǔ

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

铭míng

to engrave, to inscribe

心xīn

heart; mind

刻kè

to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment

骨gǔ

bone; skeleton; frame, framework

How to learn 铭心刻骨

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

放心fàngxīn

to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease

关心guānxīn

to be concerned about; to care about

开心kāixīn

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quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals

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to be careful; to take care