🇬🇧🇨🇳 bone - 骨 : English Lesson

Meaning of "bone" ("骨"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A bone is a hard, strong part inside your body that helps you stand up, move around, and protects soft parts like your brain and heart. Bones join together to make your skeleton, kind of like the frame of a house for your body.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I told my legs’ bones we were going for a short walk, then lied and took them on a hike; now they creak in protest.

The x-ray showed all my bones, and I thought, “Wow, I look like a glow-in-the-dark coat hanger.”

I wore a skeleton costume, but my real bones inside got jealous of the fake ones outside.

I told my brother I had a funny bone, so he tried to make it laugh by telling knock-knock jokes to my elbow.

My dog thinks every stick is just a bone wearing a tree costume.

Tom falls and hurts his leg. He cries because a bone in his leg is hurt. The doctor feels the leg and says the bone is broken. The doctor wraps the leg so the bone can rest. Tom rests. The bone gets well and Tom walks and plays with a small dog and a bone.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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