| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 半中腰 | bàn zhōng yāo | middle; halfway | |
| 山腰 | shān yāo | (n) mountain waist; the area half way up a mountain | |
| 伸懶腰 | 伸懒腰 | shēn lǎn yāo | (v) stretch (oneself) |
| 束腰 | shù yāo | girdle | |
| 彎腰 | 弯腰 | wān yāo | stoop |
| 腰 | yāo | waist; lower back; pocket; middle | |
| 腰部 | yāo bù | waist; small of the back | |
| 腰帶 | 腰带 | yāo dài | (n) waist belt |
| 腰果 | yāo guǒ | cashew | |
| 腰肉 | yāo ròu | loin | |
| 腰臀比 | yāo tún bǐ | waist-hip ratio |
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