上臂

shàngbì

noun #50,425

Meanings

HSK 6

护士在我的上臂打了一针。

Hùshi zài wǒ de shàngbì dǎ le yì zhēn.

The nurse gave me an injection in the upper arm.

HSK 7-9

他每天做俯卧撑，上臂越来越结实。

Tā měitiān zuò fǔwòchēng, shàngbì yuèláiyuè jiēshi.

He does push-ups every day, and his upper arms keep getting stronger.

usage

Its pair is 前臂, the forearm; together they make the arm, 手臂. 上臂 is the word doctors and trainers use; in everyday talk people just say 胳膊.

上 shàng

臂 bì