刻骨铭心

kè gǔ míng xīn

engraved on your heart

Character by character

刻kè
carve

骨gǔ
bone

铭míng
engrave

心xīn
heart

那是一段刻骨铭心的经历。

It was an experience I'll never forget.

Tone: neutral.

Usually 刻骨铭心的经历, 爱情 or 记忆; much stronger than 难忘.

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