骨子裡 gǔ zi lǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. beneath the surface
  2. fundamentally
  3. at the deepest level

CHARACTERS

骨 gǔ
HSK 5
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
裡 lǐ inside, interior, within