拦腰

Traditional: 攔腰

lán yāo

Dictionary entry

(hitting) squarely in the middle

What does 拦腰 mean?

拦腰 (lán yāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(hitting) squarely in the middle

2(slicing) across the middle

3to hold by the waist

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

拦lánto block sb's path · to obstruct 腰yāothe waist and lower back · (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 拦腰

拦腰

lán yāo

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.