弓腰 gōng yāo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ gung1 jiu1
- to bow
- to bend at the waist
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More words with these characters
弓
- 弓弦 gōng xián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ gung1 jin4 bowstring
- 弓弩 gōng nǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄨˇ gung1 nou5 bow and crossbow
- 弓形 gōng xíng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gung1 jing4 circular segment
- 弓状 弓狀 gōng zhuàng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋ gung1 zong6 bowed
- 弓箭 gōng jiàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gung1 zin3 bow and arrow
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- 弓背 gōng bèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋ gung1 bui3 to hunch over
- 弓臂 gōng bì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄧˋ gung1 bei3 (archery) bow limb
- 弓虫 弓蟲 gōng chóng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ gung1 cung4 Toxoplasma gondii
- 弓足 gōng zú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ gung1 zuk1 bound feet
- 弓身 gōng shēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ gung1 san1 to bend the body at the waist
- 弩弓 nǔ gōng ㄋㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ nou5 gung1 crossbow
- 弹弓 彈弓 dàn gōng ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ daan6 gung1 catapult
- 柘弓 zhè gōng ㄓㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ze3 gung1 bow made from the 柘 tree
- 琴弓 qín gōng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kam4 gung1 bow (of a stringed instrument)
- 腱弓 jiàn gōng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ gin3 gung1 tendon arch (anatomy)
- 角弓 jiǎo gōng ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ gok3 gung1 bow decorated with animal horns
- 足弓 zú gōng ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ zuk1 gung1 arch (of a foot)
- 长弓 長弓 cháng gōng ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ coeng4 gung1 longbow
- 开弓 開弓 kāi gōng ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ hoi1 gung1 to draw a bow; to pull back a bowstring
- 颧弓 顴弓 quán gōng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kyun4 gung1 (anatomy) zygomatic arch
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
- 山腰 shān yāo ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠ saan1 jiu1 the mid-slope of a mountain
- 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
- 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄥˇ bui1 gung1 se4 jing2 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- 惊弓之鸟 驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ging1 gung1 zi1 niu5 lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- 鸟尽弓藏 鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄤˊ niu5 zeon6 gung1 cong4 lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
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- 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