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

HSK 6

别胳肢我，我怕痒！

Bié gēzhi wǒ, wǒ pà yǎng!

Don't tickle me, I'm ticklish!

HSK 6

爸爸喜欢胳肢小孩子逗他们笑。

Bàba xǐhuan gēzhi xiǎoháizi 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 terms are 搔痒 or 挠痒痒. 胳肢 is widely understood in northern Mandarin.

Stroke Order

胳 gē

肢 zhī