胳肢窝

胳肢窩

gāzhīwō

noun #29,859

Measure Word

一个胳肢窝 gè

Meanings

1 armpit

Characters

used in 胳肢窝; arm (dialectal)

limb; body part

nest; den; hollow; pocket

Examples

他把孩子夹在胳肢窝里。

Tā bǎ háizi jiā zài gāzhīwō lǐ.

He tucked the child under his armpit.

胳肢窝里容易出汗。

Gāzhīwō lǐ róngyì chūhàn.

The armpit tends to sweat easily.

Tips

usage

胳肢窝 is the colloquial term for armpit. The more formal/medical term is 腋窝 (yèwō). Note the unusual pronunciation: the first character 胳 is read gā (not gē) in this word.

Stroke Order

胳 gē

肢 zhī

窝 wō