骨子里 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
里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane