拦腰 (攔腰)
lán yāo
Pinyin

Definition

拦腰 (攔腰)
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lán yāo
  1. (hitting) squarely in the middle
  2. (slicing) across the middle
  3. to hold by the waist

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
弯腰
wān yāo
  1. 1 to stoop
懒腰
lǎn yāo
  1. 1 a stretch (of one's body)
束腰
shù yāo
  1. 1 girdle

Idioms (4)

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
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

他提着金箍棒正准备冲上前去，却被八戒拦腰抱住。
tā tí zhe jīngūbàng zhèng zhǔnbèi chōng shàng qián qù ，què bèi Bājiè lányāo bào zhù 。
He raised up his golden staff and got ready to charge forward but Pigsy grabbed him and held him back.
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