肚子

dùzi
noun HSK 4 #2,293

Meanings

  1. 1 belly; abdomen; tummy
  2. 2 stomach

Examples

Wǒ dùzi hǎo è a.
My stomach is so hungry.
Chī tài duō le, dùzi hǎo zhàng.
I ate too much, my belly is so bloated.
Tā dùzi téng, qù le yīyuàn.
He had a stomachache and went to the hospital.

Tips

usage
肚子饿 = hungry (belly is hungry), 肚子 = stomachache, 拉肚子 (lā dùzi) = to have diarrhea. These are the most common collocations.
mistakes
肚子 (dùzi) refers to the belly/abdomen area. The actual digestive organ 'stomach' is (wèi). But colloquially, Chinese people say 肚子 even when they mean their stomach hurts.

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