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The Chinese word gebo - 胳膊 - gēbo
(arm in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gēbo
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English translation
arm
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of gēbo are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 胳膊 ( gebo / gēbo ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta shuaidao le, gebo shou le shang.
Tā shuāidǎo le, gēbo shòu le shāng.– English translation: He fell and hurt his arm.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
armpit | arm
胳膊 ( gebo / gēbo ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 749)
胳膊 ( gebo / gēbo ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 749)
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