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腰

yāo · yao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. waist
  2. lower back
  3. pocket
  4. middle
  5. loins
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A sore back

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)腰(yāo)有点(yǒudiǎn)酸(suān)。

    My lower back is a bit sore.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)坐得(zuòde)太(tài)久(jiǔ)了(le)？

    Have you been sitting too long?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)玩(wán)了(le)一(yī)下午(xiàwǔ)游戏(yóuxì)。

    Yes, I played games all afternoon.

  4. Liangliang

    站起来(zhànqǐlai)，动(dòng)一(yī)动(dòng)腰(yāo)。

    Stand up and loosen up your back a bit.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)转(zhuàn)转(zhuàn)腰(yāo)。

    Okay, I'll twist my waist.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)转(zhuàn)腰(yāo)的(de)时候(shíhou)，能不能(néngbùnéng)先(xiān)放下(fàngxià)手机(shǒujī)？

    Can you put your phone down first while you twist?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)把(bǎ)围(wéi)裙(qún)系(jì)在(zài)她(tā)的(de)腰(yāo)上(shàng)，然(rán)后(hòu)把(bǎ)火(huǒ)鸡(jī)从(cóng)烤(kǎo)箱(xiāng)里(lǐ)拿(ná)出(chū)来(lái)了(le)。

Mary tied an apron around her waist and then took the turkey out of the oven.

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02

他(tā)弯(wān)腰(yāo)捡(jiǎn)起(qǐ)地(dì)上(shang)的(de)钥(yào)匙(shi)，放(fàng)进(jìn)了(le)口(kǒu)袋(dài)。

He bent down at the waist to pick up the keys on the ground and put them in his pocket.

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