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骨头

gǔ tou
HSK 4

English Meaning

bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou]

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才是一块硬骨头 到时候你可能 会很辛苦的
HSK 4 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Be prepared, this task is notoriously difficult and will exhaust you if you take it on.”

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还有好多事情要忙呢 这灾后的重建

“I guess you have a lot to handle later. Post-disaster reconstruction is the real challenge.”

“Post-disaster reconstruction is the real challenge. It might be tough for you then.”

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我没事的

“I'll be fine.”

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我这把老骨头死
HSK 4 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“I've spent my entire life here, and no matter how frail I am, I will never leave.”

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落叶归根

“return to where I belong.”

“When these old bones of mine die,”

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我也得死在东化厂

“I must die at the East Chemical Plant.”

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既然苍木寨是块硬骨头
HSK 4 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Attacking them head-on is foolish, so let's outsmart them instead.”

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必经望城

“She has to pass through Wangcheng to get to Yunzhong.”

“Since Cangmu Stronghold is tough to invade,”

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那我们便到前面去等她

“we'll be waiting for her further ahead.”

《翘楚》 · crisis_and_conflict
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