arm
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
arm (the upper limb of the human body)
informalInformal, spoken form of '胳膊'. The second character '膊' is pronounced in the neutral tone. Refers to the entire limb from shoulder to hand.
Tā他
tài太
shòu瘦
le了
，
gē胳
bo膊
hěn很
xì细
。
He's too thin; his arms are very skinny.
Bǎo宝
bao宝
lèi累
le了
，
yào要
mā妈
ma妈
bào抱
，
shēn伸
chū出
le了
xiǎo小
gē胳
bo膊
。
The baby is tired and wants mom to hold him, so he stretches out his little arms.
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Wǒ我
zuó昨
tiān天
yùn运
dòng动
guò过
dù度
，
jīn今
tiān天
gē胳
bo膊
suān酸
tòng痛
。
I exercised too much yesterday, and today my arms are sore.
Dǎ打
jià架
de的
shí时
hou候
，
tā他
bèi被
rén人
niǔ扭
zhù住
le了
gē胳
bo膊
。
During the fight, someone twisted his arm.