胳臂

gēbei

noun #23,548

Measure Word

一条胳臂 tiáo

Meanings

1 arm

Characters

body (prefix for body parts)

Examples

他的胳臂因为受伤打了石膏。

Tā de gēbei yīnwèi shòushāng dǎ le shígāo.

His arm was put in a cast because of an injury.

她挽着男朋友的胳臂走在街上。

Tā wǎn zhe nánpéngyou de gēbei zǒu zài jiē shàng.

She walked down the street with her boyfriend's arm linked in hers.

Tips

usage

胳臂 is a colloquial northern Mandarin word for arm. The more formal term is 手臂 or 臂膀. The reading is gēbei (neutral tone on 臂) in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

胳 gē

臂 bì