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粪便 (fèn biàn) — excrement, feces, stool

Definition

Formal, scientific term for human or animal excrement — used in medical or official contexts. Compared to 屎 (colloquial, often childish) and 粪 (closer to manure/dung as fertilizer), 粪便 is the neutral, written term.

noun
excrementfecesstool

Examples

  • 粪便。
    Yī shēng xū yào huà yàn huàn zhě de fèn biàn.
    The doctor needs to test the patient's stool.
  • 粪便。
    Yǎng gǒu de rén yīng gāi suí shí qīng lǐ gǒu de fèn biàn.
    People who raise dogs should clean up their dog's waste promptly.
  • 粪便。
    Yǒu xiē nóng mín bǎ fèn biàn dàng zuò tiān rán féi liào.
    Some farmers use manure as natural fertilizer.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

粪fènfeces
便biànstool

粪 (feces) and 便 (stool) together mean excrement.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 糞; 粪 is its simplified writing.

  • 釆釆biàn
  • 𠦒𠦒𠦒
  • 廾廾gǒng

The traditional form 糞 is built from 釆, 𠦒, and 廾; the simplified 粪 is a later abbreviation.

Open 粪 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

便 pairs 亻 (person) with 更 (to change), showing a person changing posture to become comfortable.

Open 便 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Hygiene & Grooming

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