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胳膊

胳膊 gēbo

胳膊 gēbo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 胳膊 gēbo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gēbo | ge1 bo5
English translation
arm
CL: zhī
> zhǐ [zhī], tiáo
> tiáo [tiáo], shuāng
> Shuāng [shuāng]

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About 胳膊 gēbo

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Traditional form

胳膊 gēbo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 胳膊 gēbo

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⺼各

Number of Strokes

10

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⺼尃

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 胳膊 gēbo

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de 胳膊 gēbo Cóng 衬衫 chènshān de 袖子 xiù zi Zhōng le 出来 chū lái .

His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve.

只要 zhǐyào dòng , 伤口 shāng kǒu jiù 连带 lián dài 整个 zhěnggè 胳膊 gēbo dōu téng .

Whenever he moved, the wound sent pains all along his arm.

拉特 shì 矮矮胖胖身强力壮 shēn qiáng lì zhuàng de rén , 肩膀 jiānbǎng kuò hòu ,胳膊 gēbo 粗大 cū dà .

Slatter was a shortish, broad, powerful man, with heavy shoulders and thick arms.

袖子 xiù zi 卷得 lǎo Gāo ,着光 liū liū de 两只胳膊 gēbo , 准备 zhǔnbèi 衣服 yīfu .

She rolled her sleeves up high leaving her arms bare, ready to do the washing.

xuè Cóng 胳膊 gēbo shǎng 深深 shēn shēn de 伤口 shāng kǒu yǒng 出来 chū lái .

Blood was spouting from the deep cut in his arm.

胳膊 gēbo Decomposition

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胳膊 gēbo Compounds

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