胳膊 (gē bo): Arm (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

胳膊 consists of 2 characters.

3.

How to Use 胳膊 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 胳膊 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith粗

cū粗

gē胳

bo膊

neutral

thick arms

Measure Word + Nounwith只

yī一

zhī只

gē胳

bo膊

Subject + Verbwith疼

gē胳

bo膊

téng疼

neutral

arm hurts

Verb + Objectwith抬

tái抬

gē胳

bo膊

neutral

raise one's arm

4.

Example Sentences with 胳膊

wǒ我

de的

gē胳

bó膊

hěn很

zhǎng长

。

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3.

How to Use 胳膊 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 胳膊 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith粗

cū粗

gē胳

bo膊

neutral

thick arms

Measure Word + Nounwith只

yī一

zhī只

gē胳

bo膊

Subject + Verbwith疼

gē胳

bo膊

téng疼

neutral

arm hurts

Verb + Objectwith抬

tái抬

gē胳

bo膊

neutral

raise one's arm

4.

Example Sentences with 胳膊

wǒ我

de的

gē胳

bó膊

hěn很

zhǎng长

。

neutral

one arm

My arm is very long.

wǒ我

de的

gē胳

bo膊

zuó昨

tiān天

dǎ打

qiú球

de的

shí时

hou候

shòu受

shāng伤

le了

。

My arm got injured while playing ball yesterday.

yī医

shēng生

jiàn建

yì议

wǒ我

duō多

huó活

dòng动

gē胳

bo膊

，

cù促

jìn进

xuè血

yè液

xún循

huán环

。

The doctor advised me to move my arms more to promote blood circulation.

nǐ你

de的

gē胳

bo膊

zěn怎

me么

zhè这

me么

hóng红

，

shì是

bèi被

tài太

yáng阳

shài晒

shāng伤

le了

ma吗

？

Why is your arm so red? Did you get sunburned?

tā他

tái抬

qǐ起

gē胳

bó膊

，

xiàng向

péng朋

yǒu友

huī挥

shǒu手

gào告

bié别

。

He raised his arm and waved goodbye to his friend.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yòng用

gē胳

bo膊

dǎng挡

zhù住

wǒ我

，

zhǐ只

shì是

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

pèng碰

dào到

le了

。

He didn't block me with his arm on purpose; it was just an accidental touch.

wǒ我

xí习

guàn惯

zài在

shuì睡

jiào觉

shí时

bǎ把

gē胳

bo膊

shēn伸

chū出

bèi被

zi子

wài外

miàn面

。

I'm used to sticking my arms out from under the blanket when sleeping.

zuó昨

tiān天

dǎ打

lán篮

qiú球

shí时

，

wǒ我

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

niǔ扭

shāng伤

le了

gē胳

bó膊

，

xiàn现

zài在

hái还

yǒu有

diǎn点

téng疼

。

I accidentally sprained my arm while playing basketball yesterday, and it still hurts a bit.

suī虽

rán然

gē胳

bo膊

yǒu有

diǎn点

suān酸

，

dàn但

wǒ我

hái还

shì是

jiān坚

chí持

wán完

chéng成

le了

jǔ举

zhòng重

xùn训

liàn练

。

Although my arms were a bit sore, I still persisted and completed the weightlifting training.

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