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Definition(s) for: 虎背熊腰

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
虎背熊腰 hǔ bèi xióng yāo - back of a tiger and waist of a bear
- tough and stocky build

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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
- - - 71,266 46,977

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- tiger
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
bēi- to be burdened
- to carry on the back or shoulder
bèi- the back of a body or object
- to turn one's back
- to hide something from
- to learn by heart
- to recite from memory
- (slang) unlucky
- hard of hearing
bēi- variant of 背[bei1]
xióng- surname Xiong
xióng- bear
- (coll.) to scold; to rebuke
- (coll.) weak; incapable
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 虎背熊腰

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo