小肠 (xiǎocháng): small intestine

Meanings

1 small intestine

Characters

小

Examples

小肠是消化和吸收营养的主要器官。

Xiǎocháng shì xiāohuà hé xīshōu yíngyǎng de zhǔyào qìguān.

The small intestine is the main organ for digesting and absorbing nutrients.

食物在小肠中停留数小时。

Shíwù zài xiǎocháng zhōng tíngliú shù xiǎoshí.

Food stays in the small intestine for several hours.

Tips

memory

小肠 (small intestine) vs 大肠 (large intestine) — despite the name, the 'small' intestine is actually much longer than the 'large' intestine (about 6-7 meters vs 1.5 meters). The 'large' refers to the wider diameter, not the length. 小 and 大 here describe width, not length.