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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 猫腰

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
猫腰 máo yāo - to bend over; to stoop down
- Taiwan pr. [mao1yao1]

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
- - 94,978 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
māo- cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
- (dialect) to hide oneself
- (loanword) (coll.) modem
máo- used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2yao1]
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 猫腰

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
猫腰 - - 94,978 - -