胳肢

gēzhi

verb #23,546

Meanings

1 to tickle

Characters

body part prefix (as in arm/armpit) — used phonetically here

limb — used phonetically here

Examples

别胳肢我，我怕痒！

Bié gēzhi wǒ, wǒ pà yǎng!

Don't tickle me — I'm ticklish!

爸爸喜欢胳肢小孩子逗他们笑。

Bàba xǐhuān gēzhi xiǎo háizi dòu tāmen xiào.

Dad likes to tickle little kids to make them laugh.

Tips

register

胳肢 is a colloquial/dialect term for tickling. The more formal or standard term is 搔痒 or 挠痒痒. 胳肢 is widely understood in northern Mandarin.

Stroke Order

胳 gē

肢 zhī