胳膊 gē bo arm / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] syn 手臂 shǒu bì arm / helper syn 平衡 píng héng balance / equilibrium syn 武装 武裝 wǔ zhuāng arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces) syn 算账 算賬 suàn zhàng (accounting) to balance the books / to do the accounts / (fig.) to settle an account / to get one's revenge syn 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 权衡 權衡 quán héng to consider / to weigh (a matter) / to balance (pros and cons) syn 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring syn 欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts 臂膀 bì bǎng arm syn 臂弯 臂彎 bì wān crook of the arm 收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure syn 平衡木 píng héng mù beam (gymnastics) / balance beam 余额 餘額 yú é balance (of an account, bill etc) / surplus / remainder 悬而未决 懸而未決 xuán ér wèi jué pending a decision / hanging in the balance 膀子 bǎng zi upper arm / arm / wing syn 法网 法網 fǎ wǎng the net of justice / the long arm of the law syn 胳臂 gē bei arm / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / also pr. [ge1 bi4] syn 借贷 借貸 jiè dài to borrow or lend money / debit and credit items on a balance sheet syn 码子 碼子 mǎ zi (coll.) numeral / counter / chip / token / (old) ready money / cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale) syn 调剂 調劑 tiáo jì to adjust / to balance / to make up a medical prescription syn 砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power) / checks and balances 差额 差額 chā é balance (financial) / discrepancy (in a sum or quota) / difference 相抵 xiāng dǐ to balance up / to offset / to counterbalance syn 拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at / to pull at sb aggressively / to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way / (derog.) to hobnob / to consort syn 对比度 對比度 duì bǐ dù contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast 鼎立 dǐng lì lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces syn 搀扶 攙扶 chān fú to lend an arm to support sb syn 尾数 尾數 wěi shù remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account) syn 上臂 shàng bì upper arm syn 天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law syn 结余 結餘 jié yú balance / cash surplus syn 借方 jiè fāng borrower / debit side (of a balance sheet) syn 均势 均勢 jūn shì equilibrium of forces / balance of power 贷方 貸方 dài fāng credit side (of a balance sheet) / creditor / lender syn 结存 結存 jié cún balance / cash in hand syn 算帐 算帳 suàn zhàng to reckon (accounting) / to balance an account / fig. to settle an account / to get one's revenge 天秤 tiān chèng balance scale / Taiwan pr. [tian1 ping2] 逆差 nì chā adverse trade balance / trade deficit 资产负债表 資產負債表 zī chǎn fù zhài biǎo balance sheet 国际收支 國際收支 guó jì shōu zhī balance of payments 生态平衡 生態平衡 shēng tài píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 合抱 hé bào to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk) syn 动粗 動粗 dòng cū to use violence (against sb) / to strong-arm sb / to manhandle 扯平 chě píng to make even / to balance / (fig.) to be even / to call it quits syn 摇臂 搖臂 yáo bì rocker arm 甩动 甩動 shuǎi dòng to shake / to fling one's arm / to lash / to swing 杆秤 桿秤 gǎn chèng a steelyard (a type of balance) 约 約 yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale syn 腕 wàn wrist / (squid, starfish etc) arm syn 抵 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) syn 臂 bì arm syn 秤 chèng steelyard balance / Roman balance / CL:臺|台[tai2] syn 掖 yè to support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side / also pr. [yi4] syn 搀 攙 chān to take by the arm and assist / to mix / to blend / to dilute / to adulterate syn 挎 kuà to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side) 出超 chū chāo trade surplus / favorable balance of trade 肱 gōng upper arm / arm syn 膊 bó shoulder / upper arm syn 膀臂 bǎng bì upper arm / arm / reliable helper / right-hand man syn 挟 挾 xié (bound form) to clasp under the arm / (bound form) to coerce / (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc) / Taiwan pr. [xia2] syn 磅秤 bàng chèng scale / platform balance syn 试算表 試算表 shì suàn biǎo spreadsheet / trial balance (accountancy) 不即不离 不即不離 bù jí bù lí to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length syn 弹簧秤 彈簧秤 tán huáng chèng spring balance 秤盘 秤槃 chèng pán the tray or pan of a steelyard balance 力臂 lì bì lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force) 强心针 強心針 qiáng xīn zhēn heart-strengthening shot / fig. a shot in the arm 掰腕子 bāi wàn zi arm wrestling 劳逸结合 勞逸結合 láo yì jié hé to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom) 摆轮 擺輪 bǎi lún balance (of a watch or clock) / balance wheel 曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom) / fig. content with simple things 如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ as the arm moves the finger (idiom) / freely and effortlessly / to have perfect command of syn 试验组 試驗組 shì yàn zǔ trial arm / study arm / arm 自然平衡 zì rán píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 生物平衡 shēng wù píng héng balance of nature / biological balance / ecological balance 交臂 jiāo bì linking arms / arm in arm / very close 唱臂 chàng bì tone-arm (tracking arm of gramophone) 重臂 zhòng bì actuator (arm of a lever) / lever / actuating arm 治疗组 zhì liáo zǔ intervention arm / treatment group / treatment arm 尾欠 wěi qiàn balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt syn 国际收支与国际投资头寸手册 國際收支與國際投資頭寸手冊 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition / Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual 韝 gōu archer's arm guard 实肘 實肘 shí zhǒu full arm (method of painting) 人马臂 人馬臂 rén mǎ bì Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy) 刑网 刑網 xíng wǎng legal net / the long arm of the law 天网恢恢，疏而不失 天網恢恢，疏而不失 tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law 徒手搏击 徒手搏擊 tú shǒu bó jī arm wrestling 旋臂 xuán bì spiral arm 猎户臂 獵戶臂 liè hù bì Orion spiral arm or local spur of our galaxy (containing our solar system) 甩手掌柜 甩手掌櫃 shuǎi shǒu zhǎng guì lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper / fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself syn 肐膊 gē bó arm 肱三头肌 肱三頭肌 gōng sān tóu jī triceps brachii (back of the upper arm) 英仙臂 yīng xiān bì Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy) 袒免 tǎn miǎn to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow 诺格 諾格 nuò gé Northrop Grumman (aerospace arm of Boeing) 转矩臂 轉矩臂 zhuàn jǔ bì torque arm 