Chinese Word: 肘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

肘

Pinyin: zhǒu

English Definition: elbow; pork shoulder

Chinese Definition:
①上臂与前臂相接处向外凸起的部分：胳膊肘儿。掣肘(捉住其肘，喻阻挠别人做事)。肘子(a。肘；b。指食品的猪腿上半部)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 肉

Pictographic:A arm carrying an object 寸 at the side of the body ⺼

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Similar Characters: 肌时

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掣肘	chè zhǒu	(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow; (fig.) to hold back; to impede; to handicap
肘腋	zhǒu yè	lit. armpit; elbow and armpit; fig. right up close (to a disaster); in one's backyard; on one's doorstep
捉襟见肘	zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu	lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make ends meet
护肘	hù zhǒu	elbow pad; elbow support
胳膊肘	gē bo zhǒu	elbow

1		tā 她 yòng 用 zhǒu 肘 kāi lù 开路 xiàng qián 向前 zǒu 走。 She elbowed her way forward.
2		wèi shén me 为什么 yào 要 yòng 用 wǒ 我 de 的 zhǒu 肘 hé 和 jiǎo 脚 ne 呢？ Why use my elbow and foot?
3		“ wǒ 我 de 的 zhǒu 肘 chū 出 le 了 wèn tí 问题 ” shā wá 莎娃 shuō 说。 "It was my elbow, " Sharapova said.
4		wèi shén me 为什么 wǒ 我 yào 要 yòng 用 wǒ 我 de 的 zhǒu 肘 hé 和 jiǎo 脚 ne 呢？ Why use my elbow and foot?
5		jiāng 将 nǐ 你 de 的 zhǒu 肘 fàng zài 放在 zhuō shàng 桌上， wān xià 弯下 yāo 腰。 Put your elbows on the desk. Bend over.

1		tā 她 yòng 用 zhǒu 肘 kāi lù 开路 xiàng qián 向前 zǒu 走。 She elbowed her way forward.
2		wèi shén me 为什么 yào 要 yòng 用 wǒ 我 de 的 zhǒu 肘 hé 和 jiǎo 脚 ne 呢？ Why use my elbow and foot?
3		“ wǒ 我 de 的 zhǒu 肘 chū 出 le 了 wèn tí 问题 ” shā wá 莎娃 shuō 说。 "It was my elbow, " Sharapova said.
4		wèi shén me 为什么 wǒ 我 yào 要 yòng 用 wǒ 我 de 的 zhǒu 肘 hé 和 jiǎo 脚 ne 呢？ Why use my elbow and foot?
5		jiāng 将 nǐ 你 de 的 zhǒu 肘 fàng zài 放在 zhuō shàng 桌上， wān xià 弯下 yāo 腰。 Put your elbows on the desk. Bend over.