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交臂
jiāobì
1. linking arms
2. arm in arm
3. very close
Uncommon • Top 43%

Character Breakdown

交
jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
HSK 4 6 丶
臂
bì
arm
HSK 6 17 丶

Compound Words (2)

交臂失之
jiāobìshīzhī
to miss sb by a narrow chance
失之交臂
shīzhījiāobì
to miss narrowly

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
36,448 of 84,292