Definition
膀 is a bound morpheme (not normally used alone) that appears in compound words for body parts like 肩膀 (shoulder), 臂膀 (arm), and 翅膀 (wing). In modern Chinese you won't say just 膀 to mean 'upper arm'—that meaning is carried by the full compound 肩膀 or 上臂. Use it as a building block inside these common two-syllable nouns.
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shoulder (in 肩膀)wing (in 翅膀)upper arm (in 臂膀)
Examples
- 。Tā pāi le pāi wǒ de jiānbǎng.He patted me on the shoulder.
- 。Xiǎo niǎo zhāng kāi chìbǎng fēi zǒu le.The little bird spread its wings and flew away.
- ,。Tā jǔ qǐ bìbǎng, zhǎnshì jīròu.He raised his arm to show off his muscles.
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