bare-chested; with bare arms
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to bare one's arms; to be bare-chested
informalOften describes men working or fighting without an upper garment. The phrase '赤膊上阵' is a common idiom.
Tiān天
qì气
tài太
rè热
le了
，
tā他
gān干
cuì脆
chì赤
bó膊
gàn干
huó活
。
It's too hot, so he just works bare-chested.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
chì赤
bó膊
shàng上
zhèn阵
”
yuán原
zhǐ指
bù不
chuān穿
kuī盔
jiǎ甲
shàng上
zhèn阵
zuò作
zhàn战
。
The idiom 'chì bó shàng zhèn' originally meant going into battle without armor.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Xià夏
tiān天
zài在
hǎi海
biān边
，
hěn很
duō多
nán男
rén人
chì赤
bó膊
shài晒
tài太
yang阳
。
In summer at the beach, many men sunbathe bare-chested.
noun
bare upper body; bare torso
informalRefers to the state or appearance of being bare-chested.
Tā他
shài晒
le了
yī一
xià下
wǔ午
，
zhěng整
gè个
chì赤
bó膊
dōu都
biàn变
hóng红
le了
。
He sunbathed all afternoon, and his whole bare torso turned red.
Zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
gāo高
wēn温
xià下
gōng工
zuò作
，
dǎ打
chì赤
bó膊
shì是
cháng常
yǒu有
de的
shì事
。
Working in that kind of heat, going bare-chested is a common occurrence.