胳膊肘
gē bo zhǒu
Pinyin

Definition

胳膊肘
 - 
gē bo zhǒu
  1. elbow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (13)

胳膊
gē bo
  1. 1 arm
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo],雙|双[shuāng]
手肘
shǒu zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow
肘子
zhǒu zi
  1. 1 pork shoulder
  2. 2 (coll.) elbow
胳膊肘
gē bo zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow
赤膊
chì bó
  1. 1 bare to the waist
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
掣肘
chè zhǒu
  1. 1 (lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
  2. 2 (fig.) to hold back
  3. 3 to impede
  4. 4 to handicap
肘
zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow
  2. 2 pork shoulder
肩膊
jiān bó
  1. 1 shoulder
胳肢
gé zhi
  1. 1 (dialect) to tickle
胳肢窝
gā zhi wō
  1. 1 armpit
  2. 2 also pr. [gē zhi wō]
  3. 3 also written 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[gā zhi wō]
胳臂
gē bei
  1. 1 arm
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 also pr. [gē bì]
护肘
hù zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow pad
  2. 2 elbow support

Idioms (4)

捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
胳膊肘朝外拐
gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi
  1. 1 the elbow turns the wrong way
  2. 2 to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side (idiom)
变生肘腋
biàn shēng zhǒu yè
  1. 1 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
  2. 2 trouble or danger in one's own backyard
赤膊上阵
chì bó shàng zhèn
  1. 1 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go all out
  3. 3 to come out in the open

Sample Sentences

不把胳膊肘放在桌上怎么吃？
bù bǎ gēbo zhǒu fàng zài zhuō shàng zěnme chī ？
How do you eat if you can't put your elbows on the table?
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还有一点，吃饭的时候要坐直挺胸，不要把胳膊肘放在桌上。
háiyǒu yīdiǎn ，chīfàn de shíhou yào zuò zhí tǐngxiōng ，bù yào bǎ gēbo zhǒu fàng zài zhuō shàng 。
There's one other point. When you're eating you should sit up straight and not put your elbows on the table.
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