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腰

yāo

the waist and lower back

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Meaning of 腰 in English

yāoHSK 5nounSyllabus #3335
  1. the waist and lower back
  2. the waist of trousers or a skirt
  3. (metonym) money pouch; pocket
  4. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
  5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)

Example sentences

  1. 玛丽把围裙系在她的腰上，然后把火鸡从烤箱里拿出来了。
    mǎ lì bǎ wéi qún xì zài tā de yāo shàng， rán hòu bǎ huǒ jī cóng kǎo xiāng lǐ ná chū lái le。
    Mary tied an apron around her waist and then took the turkey out of the oven.
    Tatoeba #8790705 by slo_oth · #4846652 by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 腰

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