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

Definition

A verb-object (离合词) meaning to stand with hands on hips, arms akimbo. Often signals a confident or impatient attitude; the verb splits in 叉着腰 / 叉了一下腰.

verb
(verb-object) to stand with hands on one's hipsarms akimbo

Examples

  • 叉腰
    Tā chā 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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