- 光膀子 guāngbǎngzi to strip to the waistto bare one's chest; to be shirtless or bare-chested
- 甩开膀子 shuǎikāibǎngzi to go all outTo throw off inhibitions and put all of one's energy into a task; to go full steam ahead.
- 吊膀子 diàobǎngzi to flirt(dialect, derogatory) to flirt or ogle; to get fresh with or lust after someone
- 奶膀子 nǎipāngzi breasts; pectoralsbreasts; chest muscles; pectorals