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腰 yāo

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腰 yāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yāo | yao1
English translation
waist
lower back
pocket
middle
loins
waist, lower back; middle; pocket

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About 腰 yāo

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HSK level

5

Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

腰 yāo

Contains the radical

⺼

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

flesh

Etymology of 腰 yāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰⺼要

Semantic compound

⺼

Phonetic compound

要 yāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 要 yāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 腰 yāo

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她 tā 脑袋 nǎodài 耷拉 dā la 着 zhāo ,疼 téng 得 dé 直 Zhí 不起腰 yāo .

Her back was bent with pain and her head was low.

我 wǒ 懒洋洋 lǎn yāng yāng 地弯下 xià 腰 yāo 把 bǎ 它 tā 捡 jiǎn 了 le 起来 qǐlai ,递 dì 还 Huán 给 gěi 了 le 他 tā .

I picked it up with a weary bend and handed it back to her.

他 tā 不 bù 得不系 xì 上 shǎng 腰带 yāo dài 才能 cái néng 使 shǐ 裤子 kùzi 不掉下来 xià lai .

He has to wear a belt to make his trousers stay up.

山腰 shān yāo 上 shǎng 有 yǒu 一 yī 小 xiǎo 块常绿 lǜ 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng .

There is a small evergreen shrub on the hillside.

要 yāo 系 xì 腰带 yāo dài ,就 jiù 用不着 yòng bu zháo 吊带 diào dài 了 le .

You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt!

Words with 腰 yāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
腰 yāo waist腰 yāo
腰带 yāo dài belt腰帶
腰部 yāo bù waist腰部 yāo bù
弯腰 wān yāo to stoop彎腰
腰包 yāo bāo pocket腰包 yāo bāo
腰椎 yāo zhuī lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)腰椎 yāo zhuī
腰围 yāo wéi girth腰圍
后腰 hòu yāo lower back後腰
掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo
撑腰 chēng yāo to support撐腰
山腰 shān yāo halfway up a mountain山腰 shān yāo
腰果 yāo guǒ cashew nuts腰果 yāo guǒ
懒腰 lǎn yāo a stretch (of one's body)懶腰
腰缠万贯 yāo chán wàn guàn loaded腰纏萬貫
拦腰 lán yāo to hold by the waist攔腰
裤腰带 kù yāo dài waistband褲腰帶
腰板 yāo bǎn waist and back腰板 yāo bǎn
腰子 yāo zi kidney腰子 yāo zi
折腰 zhé yāo to bow折腰 zhé yāo
腰肢 yāo zhī waist腰肢 yāo zhī
腰鼓 yāo gǔ waist drum腰鼓 yāo gǔ
叉腰 chā yāo also written 插腰 chā yāo [chā​yāo]叉腰 chā yāo
细腰 xì yāo slender waist細腰
伸懒腰 shēn lǎn yāo to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)伸懶腰

腰 yāo Decomposition & Compounds

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