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title: "Gebo Meaning: 胳膊 (gēbo) Means “arm”"
description: "胳膊 (gēbo) means “arm”. Hear its tones, see what 胳 and 膊 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gebo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 胳膊 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

胳膊 gēbo

## arm

## Its characters

1. 胳 gē arm (as in 胳膊)
2. 膊 bó arm

## In a sentence

我的胳膊有点儿疼。 My arm hurts a little.

假悟空在前面跟哪吒打，真悟空来到哪吒后面，用金箍棒打中了他的左**胳膊**。

From [齐天大圣 · Great Sage Equal to Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/great-sage-equal-to-heaven-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-6#library-word-732-734)

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