yāo腰
腰
HSK 4
common
noun
Meaning of 腰
腰 means waist; part between hips and ribs; trouser waist; waistband of pants. Pronounced yāo. HSK 4.
- waist; part between hips and ribs
- trouser waist; waistband of pants
- pocket; waist pouch
Character Info
Radical月
Strokes13
Components
月
要
Stroke Order
腰
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
wān弯
yāo腰
jiǎn捡
qǐ起
le了
dì地
shàng上
de的
shū书
。
He bent down to pick up the book on the ground.
Tā她
liǎng两
shǒu手
chā叉
yāo腰
，
shēng生
qì气
de地
kàn看
zhe着
wǒ我
。
She stood with her hands on her hips, looking at me angrily.
Cháng长
shí时
jiān间
zuò坐
zhe着
róng容
yì易
shāng伤
yāo腰
。
Sitting for a long time can easily hurt your waist.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
de的
yāo腰
bù不
tài太
hǎo好
，
xū需
yào要
zhǔ拄
guǎi拐
zhàng杖
。
This old man has a bad waist and needs to use a cane.
Yú瑜
jiā伽
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
duàn锻
liàn炼
yāo腰
bù部
jī肌
ròu肉
。
Yoga helps exercise the waist muscles.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
条/ tiáo