胳膊肘
gē bo zhǒu
Pinyin

Definition

胳膊肘
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gē bo zhǒu
  1. elbow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (13)

gē bo
  1. 1 arm
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 条 tiáo
  4. 4 classifier: 双 shuāng
shǒu zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow
zhǒu zi
  1. 1 pork shoulder
  2. 2 (coll.) elbow
gē bo zhǒu
  1. 1 elbow
chì bó
  1. 1 bare to the waist

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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