gē

胳

Character · Noun

arm; upper limb

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

arm; upper arm

neutral

Most commonly used in the fixed compound 胳膊.

Tā他
de的
gē胳
bo膊
shòu受
shāng伤
le了
 。

He hurt his arm.

Mā妈
ma妈
qiān牵
zhe着
wǒ我
de的
gē胳
bo膊
guò过
mǎ马
lù路
 。

Mom held my arm and crossed the street.

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Tā他
lū撸
qǐ起
xiù袖
zi子
lù露
chū出
le了
jiē结
shi实
de的
gē胳
bo膊
 。

He rolled up his sleeves and showed his strong arms.

Gē胳
bo膊
zhǒu肘
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
zhuàng撞
dào到
le了
zhuō桌
zi子
 。

I accidentally bumped my elbow against the table.

Tā他
bǎ把
gē胳
bo膊
dā搭
zài在
yǐ椅
bèi背
shàng上
xiū休
xi息
 。

He rested his arm on the back of the chair.

2.

noun

animal forelimb; limb

formal

Used in formal or literary contexts to refer to animal limbs.

Zhè这
zhī只
xiǎo小
yáng羊
de的
gē胳
tuǐ腿
bèi被
shí石
tou头
zá砸
shāng伤
le了
 。

This lamb's foreleg was injured by a rock.