腰

Waist in Chinese: 腰 (yāo)

yāo

waist

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1waist
  2. 2lower back
  3. 3pocket
  4. 4middle
  5. 5loins

Stroke order

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腰

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄠ

yāo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们爬到了半山腰。

    wǒ men pá dào le bàn shān yāo。

    We went halfway up the mountain.

  • 他背疼，不能弯腰。

    tā bèi téng， bù néng wān yāo。

    He has back pain, he can't bend over.

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Related words

摇

yáo

to shake

业余

yè yú

in one's spare time

一致

yī zhì

unanimous

依然

yī rán

still

移动

yí dòng

to move

移民

yí mín

to immigrate

疑问

yí wèn

question

以及

yǐ jí

as well as

义务

yì wù

duty

议论

yì lùn

to comment

营业

yíng yè

to do business

影子

yǐng zi

shadow

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