弯 腰 驼 背

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slouch / stoop / poor posture

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

彎腰駝背弯腰驼背 [wan1 yao1 tuo2 bei4] /slouch/stoop/poor posture/

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Other forms in these source records: 彎腰駝背

弯
wān
to bend / bent / a bend / a turn (in a road etc) / CL:道[dào]
腰
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)
驼
tuó
hump or hunchbacked / camel
背
bēi
to carry on one's back / (fig.) to bear / to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
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

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