Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
腰
yāo
Description
腰是身体中间的部分，在肚子后面。
The 腰 is the middle part of the body, located behind the belly.
坐太久，很多人会觉得腰很累或者疼。
After sitting for a long time, many people feel their 腰 tired or sore.
Meanings
腰yāo
waist; lower back
我的腰有点疼。
My lower back hurts a bit.
腰yāo
middle part of something
我们爬到了山腰。
We climbed to the mountainside.
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Notes
- Nuance
腰 covers both the waist and the lower back, unlike English which splits them.
- Etymology
月 (flesh radical) + 要 (phonetic), showing it names a body part.
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