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腰
yāo
Main
English Definitionwaist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins
Simplified Script腰
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinyāo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jiu1
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of body/parts
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
腰部yāobùwaist; small of the back
腰带yāodàibelt
腰椎yāozhuīlumbar vertebra (lower backbone)
腰围yāowéiwaist measurement; girth
腰包yāobāowaist purse (old); (fig.) purse; pocket; waist pack; fanny pack; bum bag
Words With Same Tail Word    
弯腰wānyāoto stoop
撑腰chēngyāoto support; to brace
后腰hòuyāolower back; (sports) defensive midfielder
山腰shānyāohalfway up a mountain; lit. waist of mountain
拦腰lányāo(hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle; to hold by the waist
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