腰身

yāoshēn

noun #32,663

Meanings

1 waist
2 waistline
3 figure (waist measurement of a garment or body)

Characters

Examples

她的腰身很纤细。

Tā de yāoshēn hěn xiānxì.

Her waist is very slender.

这件大衣的腰身收得很好。

Zhè jiàn dàyī de yāoshēn shōu de hěn hǎo.

This coat is nicely tapered at the waist.

Tips

usage

Two related senses: the human waist as a body-shape feature (rather than just the location 腰), and the waist tailoring of a garment. 'Slim waistline' = 腰身纤细; '(garment) waist taken in' = 收腰身.

Stroke Order

腰 yāo

身 shēn