| 1 | 腰 | 腰 | yāo | yao1 | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins | | |
| 2 | 腰带 | 腰帶 | yāo dài | yao1 dai4 | belt | | |
| 3 | 腰部 | 腰部 | yāo bù | yao1 bu4 | waist; small of the back | | |
| 4 | 腰金衣紫 | 腰金衣紫 | yāo jīn yī zǐ | yao1 jin1 yi1 zi3 | golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position | | |
| 5 | 腰子 | 腰子 | yāo zi | yao1 zi5 | kidney | | |
| 6 | 腰椎间盘突出症 | 腰椎間盤突出症 | yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū zhèng | yao1 zhui1 jian1 pan2 tu1 chu1 zheng4 | herniated lumbar disk | | |
| 7 | 腰椎间盘突出 | 腰椎間盤突出 | yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū | yao1 zhui1 jian1 pan2 tu1 chu1 | slipped disk; vertebral herniation; prolapsed disk | | |
| 8 | 腰椎间盘 | 腰椎間盤 | yāo zhuī jiān pán | yao1 zhui1 jian1 pan2 | intervertebral disk | | |
| 9 | 腰椎 | 腰椎 | yāo zhuī | yao1 zhui1 | lumbar vertebra (lower backbone) | | |
| 10 | 腰肢 | 腰肢 | yāo zhī | yao1 zhi1 | waist | | |
| 11 | 腰斩 | 腰斬 | yāo zhǎn | yao1 zhan3 | to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment); to cut sth in half; to reduce sth by a dramatic margin; to terminate; to cut short | | |
| 12 | 腰细如蜂 | 腰細如蜂 | yāo xì rú fēng | yao1 xi4 ru2 feng1 | a slender waist like a wasp's (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 腰窝 | 腰窩 | yāo wō | yao1 wo1 | dimples of Venus; back dimples | | |
| 14 | 腰围 | 腰圍 | yāo wéi | yao1 wei2 | waist measurement; girth | | |
| 15 | 腰如纤柳 | 腰如纖柳 | yāo rú xiān liǔ | yao1 ru2 xian1 liu3 | slender waist as supple as an osier (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 腰肉 | 腰肉 | yāo ròu | yao1 rou4 | loin | | |
| 17 | 腰胯 | 腰胯 | yāo kuà | yao1 kua4 | hips; waist | | |
| 18 | 腰间 | 腰間 | yāo jiān | yao1 jian1 | waist | | |
| 19 | 腰际 | 腰際 | yāo jì | yao1 ji4 | waist; hips | | |
| 20 | 腰果鸡丁 | 腰果雞丁 | yāo guǒ jī dīng | yao1 guo3 ji1 ding1 | chicken with cashew nuts | | |
| 21 | 腰果 | 腰果 | yāo guǒ | yao1 guo3 | cashew nuts | | |
| 22 | 腰鼓 | 腰鼓 | yāo gǔ | yao1 gu3 | lumbar vertebrae; waist drum; waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance) | | |
| 23 | 腰杆子 | 腰桿子 | yāo gǎn zi | yao1 gan3 zi5 | waist; small of the back; (fig.) backing | | |
| 24 | 腰封 | 腰封 | yāo fēng | yao1 feng1 | wide belt; sash; (packaging) paper sash around a book or other product | | |
| 25 | 腰缠万贯 | 腰纏萬貫 | yāo chán wàn guàn | yao1 chan2 wan4 guan4 | lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money; extremely wealthy; loaded | | |