手臂

shǒu bì

CL 只 zhǐ 条 tiáo 双 shuāng

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. arm
2. helper

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 腿 tuǐ 腿 tuǐ leg 腿 means leg, forming a common body-part pair with 手臂 (arm).: leg

Register variants

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• 胳膊 gē bo 胳膊 gē bo arm 手臂 is more formal or literary; 胳膊 is colloquial, more common in spoken Mandarin.: arm

Related words

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• 臂 bì 臂 bì arm 臂 is a bound morpheme appearing in compounds like 臂力 (arm strength); 手臂 is the full disyllabic word.: arm
• 上肢 shàng zhī 上肢 shàng zhī upper limb 上肢 refers to the upper limbs in anatomical context, including arms.: upper limb

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 手臂 as a measure word; unlike English 'arm', it does not quantify lengths or objects.

Formality

手臂 is often used in formal or written contexts; in everyday speech, 胳膊 is preferred for the arm.

Example Sentences

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他伸出 手臂 。

He stretched out his arm.

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Child Words of 手臂

• 手 手 shǒu: hand
• 臂 臂 bì: arm