挺腰
tǐng yāo
Pinyin

Definition

挺腰
 - 
tǐng yāo
  1. to straighten one's back
  2. to arch one's back

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

挺
tǐng
  1. 1 straight
  2. 2 erect
  3. 3 to stick out (a part of the body)
  4. 4 to (physically) straighten up
  5. 5 to support
  6. 6 to withstand
  7. 7 outstanding
  8. 8 (coll.) quite
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 classifier for machine guns
力挺
lì tǐng
  1. 1 to support
  2. 2 to back
弯腰
wān yāo
  1. 1 to stoop
挺好
tǐng hǎo
  1. 1 very good
腰
yāo
  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 lower back
  3. 3 pocket
  4. 4 middle
  5. 5 loins
腰围
yāo wéi
  1. 1 waist measurement
  2. 2 girth
腰带
yāo dài
  1. 1 belt
腰部
yāo bù
  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 small of the back
丫挺
yā tǐng
  1. 1 (Beijing dialect) bastard
  2. 2 damned
伸懒腰
shēn lǎn yāo
  1. 1 to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
叉腰
chā yāo
  1. 1 to put one's hands on one's hips
  2. 2 also written 插腰[chā yāo]
哈腰
hā yāo
  1. 1 to bend
坚挺
jiān tǐng
  1. 1 firm and upright
  2. 2 strong (of currency)
山腰
shān yāo
  1. 1 halfway up a mountain
  2. 2 lit. waist of mountain
弓腰
gōng yāo
  1. 1 to bow
  2. 2 to bend at the waist
后腰
hòu yāo
  1. 1 lower back
  2. 2 (sports) defensive midfielder
懒腰
lǎn yāo
  1. 1 a stretch (of one's body)
扭腰
niǔ yāo
  1. 1 to sway one's hips
  2. 2 to twist one's waist
折腰
zhé yāo
  1. 1 to bend at the waist
  2. 2 to bow
  3. 3 (fig.) to bow to
  4. 4 to submit
挺住
tǐng zhù
  1. 1 to stand firm
  2. 2 to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)

Idioms (5)

昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
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

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