下腰 xià yāo — to bend backward at the waist (a gymnastic/dance movement); to stoop

下腰
xià yāo

Characters: 下 · 腰

Definitions

  1. to bend backward at the waist (a gymnastic/dance movement); to stoop

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (gymnastics) to do a bridge
  2. to do a crab

zdic(汉典)

  1. 将钱财收入囊中。
  2. 上身向后弯曲的武术动作。
  3. 弯腰表示屈服。

ExtDict

  1. 将钱财装进腰包
  2. 弯腰。比喻屈服
  3. 武功锻炼的一种动作，上身尽力向后弯曲。

Examples

  • 练功房里，学员们正在练习下腰。

    In the practice room, the students were doing backward back-bends.

  • 小姑娘轻松地做了个下腰动作。

    The little girl effortlessly did a back-bend.