弯腰 meaning in English

wānyāo

to stoop

Traditional 彎腰22 strokes

Meaning of 弯腰

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wānyāo
  1. to stoop

弯腰 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā背bèi疼téng,不bù能néng弯wān腰yāo。
He has back pain, he can't bend over.

Stroke order for each character

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弯 wān · to bend · 9 strokes

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腰 yāo · the waist and lower back · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 弯腰.

转弯zhuǎnwānto turn; to go around a corner
弯曲wānqūto bend; to curve around
拐弯guǎiwānto go round a curve; to turn a corner
急转弯jízhuǎnwānto make a sudden turn
走弯路zǒu wānlùto take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
腰带yāodàibelt
腰部yāobùwaist; small of the back
拐弯抹角guǎiwānmòjiǎolit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabou
弯道wāndàowinding road; road curve
下腰xiàyāo(gymnastics) to do a bridge; to do a crab
腰包yāobāowaist purse (old); (fig.) purse
撑腰chēngyāoto support; to brace

Questions about 弯腰

What does 弯腰 mean?

弯腰 (wānyāo) means "to stoop".

How do you write 弯腰?

弯腰 is made of 2 characters: 弯 (9 strokes), 腰 (13 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

How is 弯腰 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 弯腰 is written 彎腰.