胳 (gā) — (bound morpheme) armpit (only in 胳肢窝)

Definition

胳 (gā) is a bound morpheme used only in the compound 胳肢窝 'armpit'. It never stands alone — pair it with 腋 (yè) for the more formal/literary 单字腋.

bound form

(bound morpheme) armpit (only in 胳肢窝)

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Tā de gā zhi wō hěn yǎng.
His armpit is very itchy.
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Pǎo bù zhī hòu, gā zhi wō chū le hěn duō hàn.
After running, his armpit sweated a lot.
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Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de gā zhi wō.
The doctor examined his armpit.