Definition
拉肚子 is a colloquial verb-object phrase meaning 'to have diarrhea'. It is a separable phrase (离合词): the verb 拉 and the object 肚子 can be split by a measure word or duration, e.g., 拉了一次肚子 (had diarrhea once), 拉了好几天肚子 (had diarrhea for several days). In everyday speech, it's the most common way to talk about diarrhea.
v.o.
to have diarrhea (colloquial)
Examples
- ，拉肚子。Nǐ rúguǒ chī tài duō là de, kěnéng huì lā dù zi.If you eat too much spicy food, you might get diarrhea.
- ，。Tā lā le yí cì dùzi, xiànzài hǎo duō le.He had diarrhea once, and now he's much better.
- ，拉肚子。Wǒ zuótiān hē le hěn duō bīng shuǐ, jiéguǒ lā dù zi le.I drank a lot of ice water yesterday, and as a result I got diarrhea.
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