骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu rú chái

DEFINITIONS

  1. as thin as a match
  2. emaciated (idiom)

CHARACTERS

骨 gǔ
HSK 5
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
瘦 shòu
HSK 3
thin, emaciated, lean; meager
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
柴 chái
HSK 5
firewood, faggots, fuel