yāo

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  • 1

    n.waist

    • tā xiào de zhí bù qǐ yāo

      She doubled up with laughter.

    • nà jiàn qún zi jǐn tiē zài tā de yāo bù

      裙子

      The dress clung tight to her waist.

    • tā lǒu zhù le tā de yāo

      He put his arms around her waist.

  • 2

    n.waist (of garments/trousers)

    • dī yāo kù

      hipster trousers

    • kù yāo

      waist of trousers

  • 3

    n.pocket

    • wǒ men yāo li hái yǒu xiē qián

      我们

      We've still got some money in our pockets.

    • wǒ yāo li méi qián

      My pocket is empty.

  • 4

    n.middle

    • bàn shān yāo

      halfway up a mountain

    • shù yāo

      middle of a tree trunk

    • gù shi de bàn zhōng yāo

      故事

      halfway through a story

  • 5

    n.kidney

    • yāo zi

      kidney

  • 6

    n.waist-like topography

    • tǔ yāo

      isthmus

    • hǎi yāo

      strait

Words and phrases with 腰

Similar-form characters to 腰

Chinese Characters with pinyin yāo

  • demand; force
  • same as 幺
  • weigh on a balance or a scale
  • used at the end of a sentence for imperative moods; syllable filler used in songs
  • invite; solicit