懒腰

懶腰

lǎnyāo

noun #37,349

Meanings

1 a stretch (of one's body, especially after waking or sitting too long)

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他打了个懒腰，从椅子上站起来。

Tā dǎ le ge lǎnyāo, cóng yǐzi shàng zhànqǐlái.

He had a good stretch and got up from the chair.

HSK 6

猫懒洋洋地伸了个懒腰。

Māo lǎnyángyáng de shēn le ge lǎnyāo.

The cat lazily stretched itself.

Tips

grammar

懒腰 almost never appears alone - it's locked in the verb-object collocations 伸懒腰 or 打懒腰, both meaning 'to stretch'. Literally 'a lazy waist': the act of arching your back like a sleepy cat.

Stroke Order

懒 lǎn

腰 yāo