山腰 shān yāo ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠ saan1 jiu1
- the mid-slope of a mountain
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山
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 冰山 bīng shān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄢ bing1 saan1 iceberg
- 出山 chū shān ㄔㄨ ㄕㄢ ceot1 saan1 to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
- 山区 山區 shān qū ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩ saan1 keoi1 mountain area
- 山地 shān dì ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧˋ saan1 dei6 mountainous region
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- 山坡 shān pō ㄕㄢ ㄆㄛ saan1 bo1 hillside
- 山寨 shān zhài ㄕㄢ ㄓㄞˋ saan1 zaai6 fortified hill village
- 山冈 山岡 shān gāng ㄕㄢ ㄍㄤ saan1 gong1 mound
- 山峰 shān fēng ㄕㄢ ㄈㄥ saan1 fung1 (mountain) peak
- 山岭 山嶺 shān lǐng ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˇ saan1 leng5 mountain ridge
- 山川 shān chuān ㄕㄢ ㄔㄨㄢ saan1 cyun1 mountains and rivers
- 山脉 山脈 shān mài ㄕㄢ ㄇㄞˋ saan1 mak6 mountain range
- 山谷 shān gǔ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨˇ saan1 guk1 valley
- 山路 shān lù ㄕㄢ ㄌㄨˋ saan1 lou6 mountain road
- 山顶 山頂 shān dǐng ㄕㄢ ㄉㄧㄥˇ saan1 deng2 hilltop
- 火山 huǒ shān ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ fo2 saan1 volcano
- 爬山 pá shān ㄆㄚˊ ㄕㄢ paa4 saan1 to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
- 登山 dēng shān ㄉㄥ ㄕㄢ dang1 saan1 to climb a mountain
- 雪山 xuě shān ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄢ syut3 saan1 snow-capped mountain
- 高山 gāo shān ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢ gou1 saan1 high mountain; alpine mountain
腰
- 弯腰 彎腰 wān yāo ㄨㄢ ㄧㄠ waan1 jiu1 to stoop
- 撑腰 撐腰 chēng yāo ㄔㄥ ㄧㄠ caang1 jiu1 to support
- 下腰 xià yāo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠ haa6 jiu1 (gymnastics) to do a bridge
- 仗腰 zhàng yāo ㄓㄤˋ ㄧㄠ zoeng6 jiu1 to back sb up
- 前腰 qián yāo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠ cin4 jiu1 (soccer) attacking midfield; attacking midfielder role
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- 半腰 bàn yāo ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄠ bun3 jiu1 middle
- 叉腰 chā yāo ㄔㄚ ㄧㄠ caa1 jiu1 to put one's hands on one's hips
- 哈腰 hā yāo ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ haa1 jiu1 to bend
- 围腰 圍腰 wéi yāo ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄠ wai4 jiu1 apron
- 弓腰 gōng yāo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ gung1 jiu1 to bow
- 后腰 後腰 hòu yāo ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄠ hau6 jiu1 lower back
- 懒腰 懶腰 lǎn yāo ㄌㄢˇ ㄧㄠ laan5 jiu1 a stretch (of one's body)
- 扭腰 niǔ yāo ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄠ nau2 jiu1 to sway one's hips
- 折腰 zhé yāo ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ zit3 jiu1 to bend at the waist; to bow
- 挺腰 tǐng yāo ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄠ ting5 jiu1 to straighten one's back
- 插腰 chā yāo ㄔㄚ ㄧㄠ caap3 jiu1 variant of 叉腰
- 搭腰 dā yāo ㄉㄚ ㄧㄠ daap3 jiu1 harness pad (on draft animal)
- 拦腰 攔腰 lán yāo ㄌㄢˊ ㄧㄠ laan4 jiu1 (hitting) squarely in the middle
- 书腰 書腰 shū yāo ㄕㄨ ㄧㄠ syu1 jiu1 (Tw) (publishing) belly band (paper sash around a book, outside the dust jacket)
- 束腰 shù yāo ㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄠ cuk1 jiu1 girdle
Idioms with these characters
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 巴山夜雨 Bā shān yè yǔ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ baa1 saan1 je6 jyu5 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
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- 巴山越岭 巴山越嶺 bā shān yuè lǐng ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baa1 saan1 jyut6 ling5 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
- 不识泰山 不識泰山 bù shí Tài Shān ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
- 崇山峻岭 崇山峻嶺 chóng shān jùn lǐng ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sung4 saan1 zeon3 ling5 towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2 mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
- 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
- 地动山摇 地動山搖 dì dòng shān yáo ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠˊ dei6 dung6 saan1 jiu4 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
- 点头哈腰 點頭哈腰 diǎn tóu hā yāo ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ dim2 tau4 haa1 jiu1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
- 腰缠万贯 腰纏萬貫 yāo chán wàn guàn ㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ jiu1 cin4 maan6 gun3 lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
- 腰金衣紫 yāo jīn yī zǐ ㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄗˇ jiu1 gam1 ji1 zi2 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
Example sentences
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我们 我們 爬 到了 半山腰 。
We went halfway up the mountain.
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