How to say “arm” in Chinese
arm (from the shoulder)
“Arm” in Chinese is 胳膊, gē bo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
胳膊 is read gē bo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 月 “flesh, body”; on the right, 各 gè hints at the sound. It appears only in 胳膊.
On the left, 月 “flesh, body”; the right part is the same as in 博 bó. In 胳膊 it's read in the neutral tone: bo.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “胳膊”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 胳膊. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的胳膊疼得很wǒdegēboténgdehěnMy arm hurts terribly.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “arm” in Chinese?
“Arm” in Chinese is 胳膊, pinyin gēbo.
What does 胳膊 mean?
胳膊 (gēbo) means “arm (from the shoulder)”.
How do you write 胳膊?
胳膊 is 2 characters: 胳 (gē) — part of the word “arm”; 膊 (bó) — part of the word “arm”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 胳膊?
胳膊 is read gēbo. Tones: gē — first tone, bo — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“arm” in the lesson “From head to toe”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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