Noviro
拦腰
Simplified 拦腰
Traditional 攔腰
Pinyin lán yāo
Definition (hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle; to hold by the waist
他被拦腰抱起了
Tā bèi lán yāo bào qǐle
He was picked up by the waist
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腰
yāo
the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc.)
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腰带
yāo dài
belt
弯腰
wān yāo
to stoop
腰部
yāo bù
waist; small of the back
腰包
yāo bāo
waist purse (old); (fig.) purse; pocket; waist pack; fanny pack; bum bag
腰椎
yāo zhuī
lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)
腰果
yāo guǒ
cashew nuts
撑腰
chēng yāo
to support; to brace