虎背熊腰 (hǔ bèi xióng yāo): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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虎背熊腰
虎背熊腰 (hǔ bèi xióng yāo): Describes a person with a strong (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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虎 • hǔ • tiger
hǔ
虎
tiger
背 • bèi • back • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
bèi
背
back
熊 • xióng • bear • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xióng
熊
bear
腰 • yāo • waist; small of the back • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
yāo
腰
waist; small of the back
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Example Sentences with 虎背熊腰
nà
那
ge
个
shuāi
摔
jiāo
跤
shǒu
手
hǔ
虎
bèi
背
xióng
熊
yāo
腰
，
yí
一
kàn
看
jiù
就
hěn
很
yǒu
有
lì
力
liàng
量
。
That wrestler has a tiger's back and a bear's waist; you can tell he is very strong at a glance.
tā
他
cháng
长
dé
得
hǔ
虎
bèi
背
xióng
熊
yāo
腰
，
zhàn
站
zài
在
rén
人
qún
群
zhōng
中
tè
特
bié
别
xiǎn
显
yǎn
眼
。
He is built like a tiger's back and bear's waist, standing out conspicuously in a crowd.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 虎背熊腰.
Words with
虎
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
马虎
mǎ hu
careless
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
to wolf down one's food [idiom]
寅虎
yín hǔ
the Tiger (third of the 12 Earthly Branches)
猛虎
měng hǔ
fierce tiger
虎口
hǔ kǒu
tiger's mouth; dangerous situation; part of hand between thumb and index finger
母老虎
mǔ lǎo hǔ
tigress; fierce woman
老虎机
lǎo hǔ jī
slot machine
Words with
背
背包
bēi bāo
knapsack
后背
hòu bèi
back
背后
bèi hòu
behind
背景
bèi jǐng
background
Words with
熊
熊猫
xióng māo
panda
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
浣熊
huàn xióng
raccoon
熊掌
xióng zhǎng
bear's paw (as food)
Words with
腰
掏腰包
tāo yāo bāo
pay out of one's own pocket
弯腰
wān yāo
bend at the waist
撑腰
chēng yāo
to support; to back up
腰包
yāo bāo
waist pouch; money bag
背叛
bèi pàn
betray; forsake
背心
bèi xīn
sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
背诵
bèi sòng
recite; repeat from memory; say by heart
违背
wéi bèi
violate; go against; run counter to
熊熊
xióng xióng
blazing; raging (of fire)
狗熊
gǒu xióng
bear; cowardly person
北极熊
běi jí xióng
polar bear
小熊猫
xiǎo xióng māo
red panda
腰带
yāo dài
belt
腰果
yāo guǒ
cashew nut
腰椎
yāo zhuī
lumbar vertebra
腰疼
yāo téng
waist or lower back hurts
