Definition
腰 (yāo) primarily means 'waist' or 'lower back' on the body. In compounds like 山腰 (mountainside) or 裤腰 (waist of pants), it refers to the middle section of a specific object, which is not interchangeable with the general word 中间 (zhōngjiān) for 'middle'.
noun
waistlower backmiddle part (of an object)
Easily confused
- 要yàolook-aliketo want, to need
- 药yàosound-alikemedicine
- 咬yǎosound-aliketo bite; to nip
- 摇yáosound-aliketo shake
- 邀yāosound-aliketo invite
- 窑yáosound-alikekiln (for firing pottery, bricks, or lime)
Examples
- 腰。Tā zuìjìn yāo téng de lìhai.His lower back has been hurting badly recently.
- 。Wǒmen pá dào shān yāo xiūxi le yíhuìr.We climbed to the mountainside and rested for a while.
- 腰，。Zhè tiáo kùzi yāo tài kuān le, wǒ bù xǐhuan.The waist of these pants is too wide; I don't like them.
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