Chinese Word: 腰 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

腰HSK 5

Pinyin: yāo

English Definition: waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins

Chinese Definition:
①胯上胁下的部分，在身体的中部：腰板儿。腰杆子。腰背。腰身。腰肢。腰围。
②东西的中段，中间：半山腰。
③中间狭小像腰部的地势：土腰。海腰。
④裤、裙等围在腰上的部分：裤腰。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 肉

Pictophonetic:要 indicates the sound; ⺼ (flesh) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⺼ meat, flesh; organic compound
- 要 [ yào ] essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

Similar Characters: 崾

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弯腰	wān yāo	to stoop
腰带HSK 5	yāo dài	belt
腰包HSK 5	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HSK 6	tāo yāo bāo	to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill

1		tā 他 de 的 yāo 腰 fēi cháng 非常 cū zhuàng 粗壮。 His waist is very thick.
2		tā 他 chā 叉 zhe 着 yāo 腰 dīng zhe 盯着 wǒ 我 kàn 看。 He stood with arms akimbo and stared at me.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 yāo dài 腰带 guò jǐn 过紧 tòu bù guò qì 透不过气。 My belt is too tight and I can't breathe.
4		tā 他 wān xià 弯下 yāo 腰 jiǎn qǐ 捡起 le 了 dì shang 地上 de 的 zhǐ 纸。 He bent down to pick up the paper from the ground.
5		tā 她 wān yāo 弯腰 tái qǐ 抬起 dì shang 地上 de 的 yì zhāng 一张 zhǐ piàn 纸片。 She bent down to pick up a piece of paper from the ground.

1		tā 他 de 的 yāo 腰 fēi cháng 非常 cū zhuàng 粗壮。 His waist is very thick.
2		tā 他 chā 叉 zhe 着 yāo 腰 dīng zhe 盯着 wǒ 我 kàn 看。 He stood with arms akimbo and stared at me.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 yāo dài 腰带 guò jǐn 过紧 tòu bù guò qì 透不过气。 My belt is too tight and I can't breathe.
4		tā 他 wān xià 弯下 yāo 腰 jiǎn qǐ 捡起 le 了 dì shang 地上 de 的 zhǐ 纸。 He bent down to pick up the paper from the ground.
5		tā 她 wān yāo 弯腰 tái qǐ 抬起 dì shang 地上 de 的 yì zhāng 一张 zhǐ piàn 纸片。 She bent down to pick up a piece of paper from the ground.