弯腰 | wān yāo | to stoop | |
腰带 | yāo dài | belt | |
腰包 | yāo bāo | waist purse (old); (fig.) purse; pocket; waist pack; fanny pack; bum bag | |
山腰 | shān yāo | halfway up a mountain; lit. waist of mountain | |
掏腰包 | tāo yāo bāo | to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill |
1 | I don't know why he broke off in the middle of a sentence. | |
2 | Prolonged sitting can aggravate the injury, as can a tight lower back. | |
3 | She clasped her sister's waist, and together they descended the stairs. | |
4 | People with this type of body want to concentrate on minimizing the waist. | |
5 | A man and a woman got out. Both wore forest service uniforms, pistols holstered to their waists. |