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驼背 (駝背)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

驼背 [tuóbèi]
  1. 1. hunchback; humpback; stoop; hump
  2. 2. hunchbacked; humpbacked

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

驼背 [tuóbèi]
  1. 1. 骆驼的脊背,有单峰或双峰。
  2. 2. 人的脊柱向后拱起,多因年老、疾病或不良坐姿引起
    儿童上课要保持正确的坐姿,防止驼背
  3. 3. 驼背的人
    他是个驼背

Examples

他是个驼背
Keep your back straight.
驼背
Professor Black was very tall and slightly stooped.
布莱克教授很高,有点驼背
The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane.
这个老人驼背了,但他不用拐杖也能走路。

Word Decomposition


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