赤膊 (chì bó) — bare to the waist, bare-chested

Definition

Literary/formal word for being bare to the waist, typically used in writing about labor, fighting, or strong/determined effort (as in 赤膊上阵). For everyday speech, 赤裸上身 or 没穿上衣 is more natural.

adjective

bare to the waistbare-chested

Examples

赤膊。
Nà wèi chì bó de nóng mín zài tián lǐ gàn huó.
That bare-chested farmer is working in the field.
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Tā chì bó shàng zhèn, yí xià zi jiù dǎ bài le duì shǒu.
He went into battle shirtless and defeated his opponent in one move.
赤膊。
Xià tiān hěn duō rén xǐ huan chì bó zài hǎi biān pǎo bù.
In the summer, many people like to run shirtless by the sea.

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