手臂 shǒubì arm (from shoulder to wrist)
arm (from shoulder to wrist); (figuratively) assistant; helper
怎么记住“手臂”: 手 hand + 臂 arm = arm (from shoulder to wrist).
汉字
用法
- The arm (shoulder to wrist): 抬起手臂 (tái qǐ shǒubì) to raise one's arm.
- The anatomical arm; also figurative 'a helper/right-hand.'
- Compare 胳膊 (gēbo, arm, colloquial); 手臂 is slightly more formal.
例句
- 他的手臂很有力。 Tā de shǒubì hěn yǒulì.He has powerful arms.
- 有人抓住了我的手臂。 Yǒurén zhuāzhù le wǒ de shǒubì.Somebody caught me by the arm.
- 我在战争中失去了手臂。 Wǒ zài zhànzhēng zhōng shīqù le shǒubì.I lost my arm in the war.