Definition
肚子 (dù zi) is the everyday word for the belly or abdomen area, used in casual speech for both the external belly and the stomach inside. 胃 (wèi) refers specifically to the stomach organ, while 腹 (fù) is a formal/literary term for the abdomen, often seen in compounds or medical language.
noun
bellyabdomenstomach
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 独自dú zìsound-alikealone, by oneself
Examples
- ，肚子。Wǒ zǎoshang méi chī fàn, xiànzài dù zi hěn è.I didn't eat breakfast, now my stomach is hungry.
- ，肚子。Tā yīnwèi chī huài dōngxi, dù zi téng le yí ge wǎnshang.Because he ate something bad, his stomach hurt all night.
- 肚子，。Dàifu kàn le kàn wǒ de dù zi, shuō méi wèntí.The doctor looked at my belly and said it's fine.
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