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(cut across) in the middle; (hold) by the waist; around the middle

lán yāo

拦 腰

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adv.(cut across) in the middle; (hold) by the waist; around the middle
- dà bà bǎ huáng hé lán yāo jié duàn le
  大坝把黄河拦腰截断了。
  The dam cut the Yellow River in the middle.
- lán yāo jié duàn dà hé yǐ xiū jiàn shuǐ bà
  拦腰截断大河，以修建水坝。
  The river was blocked with a dam built in the middle.
- hǎo jǐ kē dà shù bèi lóng juǎn fēng lán yāo chuī duàn le
  好几棵大树被龙卷风拦腰吹断了。
  Several big trees were snapped in halves in the tornado strike.
- lán yāo zhǎn duàn
  拦腰斩断
  slice through the middle
- lán yāo bào zhù
  拦腰抱住
  seize somebody by the waist
- lán yāo jié duàn
  拦腰截断
  cut off in the middle
- tā de chē zài shí zì lù kǒu bèi yī liàng gōng gòng qì chē lán yāo zhuàng shang
  他的车在十字路口被一辆公共汽车拦腰撞上。
  His car was blindsided by a bus at the intersection.

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