Meaning
waist
Chinese: 腰部，身体中间部位。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yao” becomes a different word in each tone. 腰 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 腰子yāo zikidney
- 下腰xià yāo(gymnastics) to do a bridge; to do a crab
- 后腰hòu yāolower back; (sports) defensive midfielder
- 腰部yāo bùwaist; small of the back
- 前腰qián yāo(soccer) attacking midfield; attacking midfielder role
Example Sentence
搬了一天东西，我的腰有点儿疼。Bān le yì tiān dōng xi, wǒ de yāo yǒu diǎnr téng.After moving things all day, my back hurts a bit.
搬bānto move (i.e. relocate one了le(completed action)一yīone天tiānday东西dōng xīthing，我wǒI的deof腰yāothe waist and lower back有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly疼téng(it) hurts。