拦腰 lányāo around the waist Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents lányāo around the waist 拦 攔 lán against To be positioned directly against or toward a part of something (e.g., 拦腰 lányāo "at the waist", 拦头 lántóu "head-on")腰 yāo noun waist waist; the small of the backlányāo across the middle · do the unexpected 拦 攔 lán against To be positioned directly against or toward a part of something (e.g., 拦腰 lányāo "at the waist", 拦头 lántóu "head-on")腰 yāo middle (bound form) middle part of an object, such as a mountain or a bottle