The Chinese word for arm is
胳膊
gē bo
Chinese Definition
| arm |
| 1. 名词. 臂 | |
| 2. 名词. 從中央延伸的細長部分，例如吊臂 | |
| 3. 名词. 武器 | |
| 4. 动词. 提供武器 | |
| Components |
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| 胳 |
| 1. (anatomy) armpit | |
| 2. (anatomy) arm | |
| 胳膊bo - arm | |
| 胳臂bei - arm | |
| 3. Only used in 胳肢 (to tickle) | |
| 4. Only used in 胳肢窩 | |
| 膊 |
| 1. arm; upper arm | |
| 2. (dialectal) shoulder | |
| 3. (by extension) upper body | |
| 赤膊 - to strip to the waist | |
| 4. elder brother | |
Translations for 膊 and their definitions
| 手臂 |
| 1. n. arm | |
| 一 位 手臂 受傷 的 女生 - a girl with an injured arm | |
| 2. n. (figurative) helper; assistant | |
| 臂膀 |
| 1. n. upper arm; arm | |
| 2. n. (figurative) indispensable assistant; right-hand man | |
| 武器 |
| 1. n. weapon; arms | |
| 2. n. (figurative) weapon (means of gaining an advantage over someone or something) | |
| 思想 武器 - ideological weapon | |
| 武裝 |
| 1. n. arms; weaponry; military equipment | |
| 2. n. army; troops; forces | |
| 3. n. military uniform | |
| 4. v. to arm; to supply with weaponry | |
| 5. v. (figurative) to enrich with knowledge | |
| 武装 |
| 1. Simplified form of 武裝 | |
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Pronunciation
gē bo
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