叉腰 (chā yāo) — (verb-object) to stand with hands on one's hips, arms akimbo

Definition

Examples

• 他叉腰站在门口，好像在等人。
  Tā chā yāo zhàn zài mén kǒu, hǎo xiàng zài děng rén.
  He stood at the door with his hands on his hips, as if waiting for someone.
• 她生气地叉着腰，一句话也不说。
  Tā shēng qì dì chā zhe yāo, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.
  She stood angrily with her hands on her hips, not saying a word.
• 老师叉了一下腰，然后继续讲课。
  Lǎo shī chā le yí xià yāo, rán hòu jì xù jiǎng kè.
  The teacher put his hands on his hips for a moment, then continued the lecture.

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