máo

猫腰

Word · VerbTraditional貓

archaic form for '毛腰'; bend one's body

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to arch one's back; to bend over; to stoop

archaic

This is an archaic form of the verb '毛腰' (máo yāo). It is not a common character reading and primarily appears in classical or literary contexts.

Wèi为
le了
duǒ躲
yǔ雨
 ，
tā他
máo猫
zhe着
yāo腰
zuān钻
jìn进
le了
shān山
dòng洞
 。

To avoid the rain, he stooped over and ducked into the cave.

Tā他
máo猫
yāo腰
jiǎn捡
qǐ起
le了
dì地
shàng上
de的
yào钥
shi匙
 。

He bent over to pick up the keys from the ground.