手臂 meaning in English

shǒubì

arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper

HSK 7-9noun21 strokes

Meaning of 手臂

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shǒubì
  1. arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper

手臂 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ无wú法fǎ举jǔ起qǐ我wǒ的de右yòu手shǒu臂bì。
I can't lift my right arm.
你nǐ打dǎ在zài我wǒ手shǒu臂bì上shàng的de地dì方fāng超chāo级jí痛tòng。
I have a very sore arm where you hit me.
有yǒu人rén抓zhuā住zhù了le我wǒ的de手shǒu臂bì。
Somebody caught me by the arm.
我wǒ想xiǎng我wǒ的de右yòu手shǒu臂bì断duàn了le。
I think my right arm is broken.
他tā抓zhuā住zhù了le我wǒ的de手shǒu臂bì。
He caught me by the arm.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

臂 bì · arm · 17 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 手臂.

手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
手指shǒuzhǐfinger
对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
选手xuǎnshǒuathlete; contestant
歌手gēshǒusinger
握手wòshǒuto shake hands
手续shǒuxùprocedure; formalities
分手fēnshǒuto part company; to split up
手术shǒushù(surgical) operation; surgery

Questions about 手臂

What does 手臂 mean?

手臂 (shǒubì) means "arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 手臂?

手臂 is made of 2 characters: 手 (4 strokes), 臂 (17 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 手臂 an HSK word?

Yes. 手臂 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.