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Meaning of 臂

Pinyin bì、 bei

Radical

月

Strokes

Definition

arm

Usage

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臂 [bei] 1. From the shoulder to the wrist. 从肩到手腕的部分。 2. Used in expressions related to strength and movement. 从肩到手腕的部分：～力（arm strength）。～腕（wrist）。～肘（elbow）。左膀右～（left and right arms）。助你一～之力（help you with all my might）。 3. (noun) 【本义】: Arm. 【造字法】: Phonetic-ideographic, composed of "meat" and "bi" sound. 胳臂 (gēbei). 4. Related to arm references in classical texts: - "臂,手上也。" — "The arm is also on the hand." —《说文》. - "肱谓之臂。" — "The upper arm is called the arm." —《广雅·释亲》. - "肩臂。" — "Shoulder arm." —《仪礼·少牢礼》。注: "肱骨。" (The humerus). - "奋袖出臂。" — "Extended sleeve revealing the arm." —《虞初新志·秋声诗自序》. - Other usages include: 臂缚 (armors bound on both arms to resist weapons, also known as "arm hand"); 臂纱 (bandages wrapped around the arm). 5. Referring to the forelimb of animals. 动物的前肢，e.g., "滑水其中多水马,其状如马文臂。" — "In the water, there are many water horses, shaped like horse forearms." —《山海经·北山经》。注: "前脚也。" (Front legs too). 6. Mechanical extension resembling arms, such as bow handles, crossbow stocks, ladder sides, etc. 器械伸长部分,似人之有臂,如弓把、弩柄、梯帮等。e.g., "悬臂" (cantilever), "弩臂" (crossbow arm); metal arms supporting wall frameworks. 7. A narrow elongated region in a larger area, e.g., "银河的旋臂." (Spiral arms of the Milky Way). 一个较大地区的狭长地带。 8. (verb) Putting something on the arm. 放在胳膊上。e.g., "臂鹰" (to make an eagle perch on one's arm; by extension, to hunt). 另见 bei (see also 'bei').

右臂 yòu bì

the right arm

双臂 shuāng bì

arms / both arms / two arms

左臂 zuǒ bì

left arm

臂弯 bì wān

crook of the arm

悬臂 xuán bì

cantilever

手臂 shǒu bì

arm / helper

螳臂挡车 táng bì dǎng chē

kick against the pricks

振臂 zhèn bì

raise one's arms

攘臂 rǎng bì

to bare one's arms (in agitation)

旋臂 xuán bì

spiral arm

长臂猿 cháng bì yuán

gibbon / Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)

胳臂 gē bei

arm / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / also pr. [ge1 bi4]

臂腕 bì wàn

arm

臂膀 bì bǎng

arm

膀臂 bǎng bì

upper arm / arm / reliable helper / right-hand man

左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì

a capable assistant / right-hand man

臂膊 bì bó

arm

断臂 duàn bì

break an arm / broken arm

一臂之力 yī bì zhī lì

mite / a helping hand / give sb. a leg up / lend a hand

三头六臂 sān tóu liù bì

lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. to possess remarkable abilities / a being of formidable powers

长臂 zhǎng bì

long arm

前臂 qián bì

forearm

失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì

to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip

上臂 shàng bì

upper arm

臂力 bì lì

arm strength / arm power / muscle