折腰
zhé yāo
Pinyin

Definition

折腰
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zhé yāo
  1. to bend at the waist
  2. to bow
  3. (fig.) to bow to
  4. to submit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

折
shé
  1. 1 to break (e.g. stick or bone)
  2. 2 a loss
折磨
zhé mó
  1. 1 to torment
  2. 2 to torture
折腾
zhē teng
  1. 1 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
  2. 2 to repeat sth over and over again
  3. 3 to torment sb
  4. 4 to play crazy
  5. 5 to squander (time, money)
挫折
cuò zhé
  1. 1 setback
  2. 2 reverse
  3. 3 check
  4. 4 defeat
  5. 5 frustration
  6. 6 disappointment
  7. 7 to frustrate
  8. 8 to discourage
  9. 9 to set sb back
  10. 10 to blunt
  11. 11 to subdue
腰
yāo
  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 lower back
  3. 3 pocket
  4. 4 middle
  5. 5 loins
腰带
yāo dài
  1. 1 belt
不折不扣
bù zhé bù kòu
  1. 1 a hundred percent
  2. 2 to the letter
  3. 3 out-and-out
周折
zhōu zhé
  1. 1 twists and turns
  2. 2 vicissitude
  3. 3 complication
  4. 4 difficulty
  5. 5 effort
  6. 6 CL:番[fān]
夭折
yāo zhé
  1. 1 to die young or prematurely
  2. 2 to come to a premature end
  3. 3 to be aborted prematurely
存折
cún zhé
  1. 1 passbook
  2. 2 bankbook
对折
duì zhé
  1. 1 to sell at a 50% discount
  2. 2 to fold in two
弯腰
wān yāo
  1. 1 to stoop
懒腰
lǎn yāo
  1. 1 a stretch (of one's body)
打折
dǎ zhé
  1. 1 to give a discount
折合
zhé hé
  1. 1 to convert into
  2. 2 to amount to
  3. 3 to be equivalent to
折寿
zhé shòu
  1. 1 to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
折射
zhé shè
  1. 1 to refract
  2. 2 refraction
  3. 3 to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
折扣
zhé kòu
  1. 1 discount
折断
zhé duàn
  1. 1 to snap sth off
  2. 2 to break
折服
zhé fú
  1. 1 to convince
  2. 2 to subdue
  3. 3 to be convinced
  4. 4 to be bowled over

Idioms (12)

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
  1. 1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
百折不挠
bǎi zhé bù náo
  1. 1 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
  2. 2 to be undaunted by repeated setbacks
  3. 3 to be indomitable
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)
站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
  1. 1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
  2. 2 to be an armchair expert
  3. 3 to blabber on
腰缠万贯
yāo chán wàn guàn
  1. 1 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
  2. 2 extremely wealthy
  3. 3 loaded
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
蠹众木折
dù zhòng mù zhé
  1. 1 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
  1. 1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. 2 going around in circles
点头哈腰
diǎn tóu hā yāo
  1. 1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
  2. 2 unctuous fawning

Sample Sentences

才能撇清G这个不食人间烟火的艺术家和为五斗米折腰的匠人，以及无利不起早的商贾之间令人尴尬的关系。
cáinéng piěqīng G zhège bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de yìshùjiā hé wéi wǔdǒumǐ zhéyāo de jiàngrén ，yǐjí wúlì bùqǐzǎo de shānggǔ zhījiān lìngrén gāngà de guānxi 。
This clarifies the awkward relationship between G, the artist, who is otherworldly, and the craftsmen who must bow for their food, and merchants who only do things for their own benefit.
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