右臂 (yòu bei) — right arm (literal); right-hand man, important helper (figurative)

Definition

Examples

• 他的右臂在事故中受了伤。
  Tā de yòu bei zài shì gù zhōng shòu le shāng.
  His right arm was injured in the accident.
• 这位副总经理想找一个可靠的右臂。
  Zhè wèi fù zǒng jīng lǐ xiǎng zhǎo yí gè kě kào de yòu bei.
  This deputy general manager wants to find a reliable right-hand man.
• 在公司里，她一直是老板的右臂。
  Zài gōng sī lǐ, tā yì zhí shì lǎo bǎn de yòu bei.
  In the company, she has always been the boss's right-hand person.