腰

yāoㄧㄠ

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HSK 4 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
the waist and lower back
2
(bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
3
the waist of trousers or a skirt
4
(metonym) money pouch; pocket
5
(bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)

Examples

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Mary试图把围裙围在腰上，然后把烤鸡从炉子里拿出来。

Mary試圖把圍裙圍在腰上，然後把烤雞從爐子裏拿出來。

Mary tied an apron around her waist and then took the turkey out of the oven.

玛丽把围裙系在她的腰上，然后把火鸡从烤箱里拿出来了。

瑪麗把圍裙系在她的腰上，然後把火雞從烤箱裏拿出來了。

Mary tied an apron around her waist and then took the turkey out of the oven.

湯姆取下了他的腰帶。

Tom took off his belt.

Characters

Character breakdown

要

yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

Related: 腰

弯腰

wān yāo

to stoop

撑腰

chēng yāo

to support

Stroke practice

Practice writing 腰

Characters

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