直肠

直腸

zhícháng

noun #19,417

Measure Word

一段直肠 duàn

Meanings

1 rectum

Characters

straight; direct

Examples

HSK 3

医生建议他做一次直肠检查。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā zuò yī cì zhícháng jiǎnchá.

The doctor recommended he have a rectal examination.

HSK 4

直肠是消化道的最后一段。

Zhícháng shì xiāohuàdào de zuìhòu yī duàn.

The rectum is the last section of the digestive tract.

Tips

memory

直 (straight) + 肠 (intestine) = the 'straight intestine' - the rectum is literally the straight, final section of the large intestine.

Stroke Order

直 zhí

肠 cháng