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

HSK 5

他把孩子夹在胳肢窝里。

Tā bǎ háizi jiā zài gāzhīwō lǐ.

He tucked the child under his armpit.

HSK 5

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. Note the unusual pronunciation: the first character 胳 is read gā (not gē) in this word.

Stroke Order

胳 gē

肢 zhī

窝 wō