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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 叉腰

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
叉腰 chā yāo - to put one's hands on one's hips

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 53,248 48,658 27,866

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chā- fork
- pitchfork
- prong
- pick
- cross
- intersect
- "X"
chá- to cross
- be stuck
chǎ- to diverge
- to open (as legs)
yāo- the waist and lower back
- (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
- the waist of trousers or a skirt
- (metonym) money pouch; pocket
- (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)

Other Words Containing 叉腰

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
叉腰 - - 53,248 48,658 27,866