Definition
膊 (bó) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'arm'. In modern Chinese it almost always appears in the compound 胳膊 (gēbo) for 'arm'. You won't use 膊 alone as a standalone word; the common expression is 光着胳膊 (bare-armed) or 胳膊肘 (elbow). The bound status means 膊 only surfaces in fixed words and the classifier 一条胳膊 works for counting arms.
b.f.
(bound form) arm (appearing only in compounds like 胳膊)
Examples
- 。Tā de gēbó hěn jiēshi.His arm is very strong.
- 。Tā bù xiǎoxīn shuāi shāng le gēbó.She accidentally fell and hurt her arm.
- ,。Nǐ shēn yíxià gēbó, wǒ bāng nǐ liáng xuèyā.Stretch out your arm and I'll help you take your blood pressure.
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