gǔtou
bone
The word '骨头 (gǔtou)' is used in Chinese to refer to any bone in the body or the hard, rigid form of connective tissue that constitutes part of the skeleton of most vertebrates. Like in English, it can be used in various contexts and idioms.
Nà zhǐ gǒu zài kěn gǔtou.
The dog is gnawing on a bone.
This sentence is using the word '骨头' to specifically refer to a bone that a dog is gnawing on.
Gǔtou tāng fēicháng měiwèi.
Bone soup is very delicious.
In this sentence, '骨头' is used in conjunction with 'soup', indicating a type of soup made with bones.
Nàgè gǔtou zhéle, xūyào dài shígāo.
That bone is broken, it needs to be plastered.
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Gǔtou hěn yìng, bù róngyì yǎo duàn.
Bones are hard, not easy to bite off.
In this sentence, '骨头' is used to talk about the hardness of bones.
Zhège gǔtou cìshāngle wǒ de hóulóng.
This bone prick hurt my throat.
Here '骨头' refers to a piece of bone which caused an injury to the speaker's throat.
Wājué chū de zhèxiē gǔtou zhèngmíngle kǒnglóng de cúnzài.
These bones excavated proved the existence of dinosaurs.
In this case, '骨头' is used to talk about the discovery of dinosaur bones.
Kǎo gǔtou shì tā de zuì'ài.
Roasted bone is his favorite.
This sentence uses '骨头' in the context of a favorite dish.
Gǒu xǐhuān mái gǔtou.
Dogs like to bury bones.
In this example, '骨头' is related to a common behavior of dogs.
Nǎlǐ kěyǐ mǎi dào hǎo de zhū gǔtou lái áo tāng?
Where can I buy good pork bones for soup?
In this sentence, '骨头' is used in the context of buying ingredients for making soup.
Yīshēng tuījiàn wǒ bǔchōng gàizhì, yǐ zēngqiáng gǔtou de yìngdù.
The doctor recommended that I supplement calcium to enhance the hardness of bones.
Here, the context of '骨头' is within a health advice scenario relating to enhancing bone hardness.