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Hanzi

腰 / 腰

Traditional
腰
Simplified
腰

waist/lower back/pocket/middle/loins

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

yāo

Bopomofo

ㄧㄠ

Jyutping

jiu1

Example sentences

腰 yāo
奶奶彎下腰撿起那枚硬幣。
奶奶弯下腰捡起那枚硬币。

Grandma bent down to pick up that coin.

閃 / 闪 shǎn
他不小心閃了腰。
他不小心闪了腰。

He accidentally sprained his waist.

腰包 yāobāo
他把護照和零錢放進腰包，搭車時就不用一直找東西。
他把护照和零钱放进腰包，搭车时就不用一直找东西。

He put his passport and change in his waist bag, so he did not have to keep searching for things while traveling.

腰帶 / 腰带 yāodài
這條腰帶很結實，適合長途旅行時使用。
这条腰带很结实，适合长途旅行时使用。

This belt is sturdy and suitable for use on long journeys.

Example Vocabulary

腰

yao1

waist; kidney

彎腰

腰包

yao1'bao1

waist bag; belt bag

腰圍

yao1'wei2

腰帶

yao1'dai4

belt; waistband worn around the waist

腰果

yao1'guo3

伸懶腰

shen1'lan3'yao1

哈腰

ha1'yao1

山腰

shan1'yao1

弓腰

gong1'yao1

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