弓腰
gōng yāo
Pinyin

Definition

弓腰
 - 
gōng yāo
  1. to bow
  2. to bend at the waist

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

腰
yāo
  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 lower back
  3. 3 pocket
  4. 4 middle
  5. 5 loins
腰带
yāo dài
  1. 1 belt
叉腰
chā yāo
  1. 1 to put one's hands on one's hips
  2. 2 also written 插腰[chā yāo]
弓形
gōng xíng
  1. 1 circular segment
弹弓
dàn gōng
  1. 1 catapult
  2. 2 slingshot
弯腰
wān yāo
  1. 1 to stoop
懒腰
lǎn yāo
  1. 1 a stretch (of one's body)
扭腰
niǔ yāo
  1. 1 to sway one's hips
  2. 2 to twist one's waist
撑腰
chēng yāo
  1. 1 to support
  2. 2 to brace
束腰
shù yāo
  1. 1 girdle
腰包
yāo bāo
  1. 1 waist purse (old)
  2. 2 (fig.) purse
  3. 3 pocket
  4. 4 waist pack
  5. 5 fanny pack
  6. 6 bum bag
腰围
yāo wéi
  1. 1 waist measurement
  2. 2 girth
腰子
yāo zi
  1. 1 kidney
腰斩
yāo zhǎn
  1. 1 to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
  2. 2 to cut sth in half
  3. 3 to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
  4. 4 to terminate
  5. 5 to cut short
腰果
yāo guǒ
  1. 1 cashew nuts
腰椎
yāo zhuī
  1. 1 lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)
腰缠万贯
yāo chán wàn guàn
  1. 1 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
  2. 2 extremely wealthy
  3. 3 loaded
腰部
yāo bù
  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 small of the back
腰间
yāo jiān
  1. 1 waist
腰骨
yāo gǔ
  1. 1 lumbar vertebrae

Idioms (11)

左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
  1. 1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
  2. 2 to be an armchair expert
  3. 3 to blabber on
腰缠万贯
yāo chán wàn guàn
  1. 1 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
  2. 2 extremely wealthy
  3. 3 loaded
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
  1. 1 lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bluff
  3. 3 to be all talk and no action
  4. 4 false bravado
开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
  1. 1 lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
  3. 3 to have to finish what one started
  4. 4 to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng
  1. 1 to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to rape
惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
  1. 1 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
鸟尽弓藏
niǎo jìn gōng cáng
  1. 1 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
点头哈腰
diǎn tóu hā yāo
  1. 1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
  2. 2 unctuous fawning

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