腰围 (腰圍)
yāo wéi
Pinyin

Definition

腰围 (腰圍)
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yāo wéi
  1. waist measurement
  2. girth

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

别急，我们先做些常规检查。量一下腰围、臀围和宫高。
bié jí ，wǒmen xiān zuò xiē chángguī jiǎnchá 。liáng yīxià yāowéi 、túnwéi hé gōnggāo 。
Don't be in such a hurry-- first, we'll do a routine examination. We'll measure your waist and buttocks, and check out the position of your uterus.
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