腰
yāo
Pinyin

Definition

腰
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yāo
  1. waist
  2. lower back
  3. pocket
  4. middle
  5. loins

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

这次终于抢到了爱豆演唱会的看台票，看来这个月要勒紧裤腰带了。
zhè cì zhōngyú qiǎng dào le àidòu yǎnchànghuì de kàntái piào ，kànlai zhège yuè yào lēijǐnkùyāodài le 。
This time I finally got a stand ticket for the idol concert. It seems that I have to tighten my belt this month.
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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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你这么一说倒是提醒我了，下周要去斯里兰卡度假，听说我喜欢的品牌腰果在科伦坡国际机场买最便宜！
nǐ zhème yīshuō dǎo shì tíxǐng wǒ le ，xiàzhōu yào qù Sīlǐlánkǎ dùjià ，tīngshuō wǒ xǐhuan de pǐnpái yāoguǒ zài Kēlúnpō guójì jīchǎng mǎi zuì biànyí ！
You saying that reminded me, next week I’m going on holiday to Sri Lanka. I hear my favourite brand of cashew nuts is cheapest at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo!
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我也不愿意啊！我前阵子右肩韧带拉伤，腰上的旧伤也一直没复原，所以想先把伤养好了再开始练。
wǒ yě bù yuànyì ā ！wǒ qián zhènzi yòu jiān rèndài lāshāng ，yāo shàng de jiù shāng yě yīzhí méi fùyuán ，suǒyǐ xiǎng xiān bǎ shāng yǎng hǎo le zài kāishǐ liàn 。
It’s not through lack of intention! I pulled a ligament in my right shoulder recently, and the old wound above my hip still hasn’t fully recovered, so I will start exercising again once my injury is better.
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可不是嘛。重点是我要是不去工作，他以后就会一副高高在上的样子。他要是成了我的经济支柱，那我还不得每天对他鞠躬哈腰。
kěbushì ma 。chóngdiǎn shì wǒ yàoshi bù qù gōngzuò ，tā yǐhòu jiù huì yī fù gāogāozàishàng de yàngzi 。tā yàoshi chéng le wǒ de jīngjì zhīzhù ，nà wǒ hái bùdé měitiān duì tā jūgōng hāyāo 。
Isn’t that the truth! The main thing is if I don’t go to work, he’ll act all superior. If he becomes my main source of financial support, then I’ll also have to bow and curtsey to him every day.
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对对对，你就像那唐朝贵妃，可是真真儿的美人儿呢，现在这都是什么审美啊？什么A4腰啊，苹果4腿的，再这么折腾下去干脆饿死得了，一了百了。
duìduìduì ，nǐ jiù xiàng nà Tángcháo guìfēi ，kěshì zhēn zhēnr de měirénr ne ，xiànzài zhè dōu shì shénme shěnměi ā ？shénme À yāo ā ，píngguǒ 4 tuǐ de ，zài zhème zhēteng xiàqu gāncuì è sǐ dé le ，yīliǎobǎiliǎo 。
Yes, yes. You're like a Tang Dynasty imperial concubine, a real beauty. What kind of aesthetic is there around nowadays? With the waist only as wide as an A4 sheet of paper, and legs as thin as the iPhone 4. If we keep on torturing each other like this, we may as well just starve to death and be done with it.
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有自知之明还是极好的，落伍本来就是您老的标签呀！哈哈，这次她们晒的都是A 4腰。
yǒu zìzhī zhīmíng háishì jí hǎo de ，luòwǔ běnlái jiùshì nín lǎo de biāoqiān ya ！hāhā ，zhècì tāmen shài de dōu shì ēisì yāo 。
At least you know it, we've always labelled you as behind the times! Haha, this time what they're showing off is their A4 waists.
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朋友圈儿里这几天个个都拿A 4纸遮住小蛮腰，这是要干嘛，难道我又落伍啦？
péngyou quānr lǐ zhè jǐ tiān gègè dōu ná ēisì zhǐ zhēzhù xiǎományāo ，zhè shì yào gànma ，nándào wǒ yòu luòwǔ la ？
Over the last few days everyone on my Moments has taken a sheet of A4 paper to cover their waists, which all look like that of Xiaoman. What for? Am I falling behind the times or something?
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诶诶，你这小姑娘，给我贴标签哦，大叔也可以很时髦的。不过这A 4腰到底是什么啊，干嘛秀这个？
ēi ēi ，nǐ zhè xiǎogūniang ，gěi wǒ tiē biāoqiān ò ，dàshū yě kěyǐ hěn shímáo de 。bùguò zhè ēisì yāo dàodǐ shì shénme ā ，gànmá xiù zhè ge ？
Ah, ah! A little girl like you sticking labels on me eh? Your uncle can be very fashionable too. But what is this A4 waist? Why are they showing that off?
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看吧，说您落伍还不服气呢，A 4腰顾名思义，就是用A4纸遮得住的腰呗，这是新一轮儿的好身材评价标准。
kàn ba ，shuō nín luòwǔ hái bù fúqì ne ，ēisì yāo gùmíngsīyì ，jiùshì yòng ēisì zhǐ zhē de zhù de yāo bēi ，zhè shì xīnyīlúnr de hǎo shēncái píngjià biāozhǔn 。
You see, and you didn't like being called behind the times. An A4 waist is exactly what it says, that you can use an A4 sheet of paper to cover your waist. It's a new standard of having a good body.
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