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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 胳膊

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
胳膊 gē bo - arm
- CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 7 2,740 7,778 6,593

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
胳 gā- used in 胳肢窩|胳肢窝[ga1zhi5wo1]
胳 gē- armpit
胳 gé- used in 胳肢[ge2zhi5]
胳 gē- variant of 胳[ge1]
膊 bó- shoulder
- upper arm

Other Words Containing 胳膊

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
胳膊 5 7 2,740 7,778 6,593
胳膊肘 - - 19,726 - -