腰间

腰間
yāojiān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 waist
  2. 2 at the waist; around the waist

Examples

HSK 6
Tā yāojiān guà zhe yí chuàn yàoshi.
He has a bunch of keys hanging at his waist.
HSK 7-9
Gǔdài de xiákè yāojiān chángcháng pèi zhe yì bǎ jiàn.
The wandering swordsmen of old often wore a sword at the waist.

Tips

usage
间 'between, in the area of' after a body word gives a location, mostly in writing and storytelling: 腰间 'at the waist'. In everyday speech 腰上 is more usual.

Stroke Order

腰 yāo
间 jiān