翅膀 chìbǎng wing
How to remember 翅膀: 翅 wings + 膀 shoulder = wing.
Characters
How it is used
- The wing of a bird or insect - 鸟张开翅膀 (niǎo zhāngkāi chìbǎng) the bird spreads its wings; measure word 对/双 for the pair.
- An airplane's wing is 机翼 (jīyì), not 翅膀.
- Figurative: 插上翅膀 (chāshàng chìbǎng) to sprout wings, i.e. take off / soar.