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刻骨銘心

kè gǔ míng xīn

C1–C2 Level 7

刻骨銘心 (kè gǔ míng xīn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. fig. etched in one's memory
  3. unforgettable

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).