驼背 (tuó bèi) — hunchbacked; stooping; hunchback (person)
Definition
A condition or person with a curved upper back (rounded shoulders, stooped posture), from 驼 'hump' + 背 'back'. Used as a noun for the condition (or a person with it) and as an adjective meaning 'hunchbacked'.
hunchbackedstoopinghunchback (person)
Examples
- 驼背，。Tā cóng xiǎo tuó bèi, zǒu lù zǒng shì wān zhe yāo.He has been hunchbacked since childhood and always walks with a bent back.
- 驼背。Zhè wèi tuó bèi de lǎo rén zuò zài mén kǒu shài tài yáng.This elderly hunchbacked man is sitting at the door sunbathing.
- ，驼背。Tā yīn wèi cháng qī zuò zī bú zhèng què, biàn chéng le yí gè tuó bèi.He became a hunchback because of long-term bad sitting posture.
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