Correct
拦腰
/ lányāo /
Strokes
Definition
(hitting) squarely in the middle/(slicing) across the middle/to hold by the waist
Example
As an Adverb
(hold) by the waist; (cut across) in the middle
1
Hǎojǐ
好几
kē
棵
dàshù
大树
bèi
被
lóngjuǎnfēng
龙卷风
lányāo
拦腰
chuī
吹
duàn
断
。
Several big trees were snapped in halves in the tornado strike.
2
Lányāo
拦腰
jiéduàn
截断
dàhé
大河
,
xiūjiàn
修建
shuǐbà
水坝
。
The river was blocked with a dam built in the middle.
3
Lányāo
拦腰
bào
抱
zhù
住
seize sb by the waist; seize sb round the middle