Definition
腹 (fù) is the formal, anatomical word for 'abdomen/belly', used in medical or written contexts and in compounds like 腹部 (abdomen) and 腹肌 (abdominal muscles). In everyday speech, 肚子 (dù zi) is the common word for 'belly' or 'stomach area'. 胃 (wèi) refers specifically to the internal organ 'stomach' (where digestion happens).
noun
abdomenbelly
Easily confused
- 付fùsound-aliketo pay
- 副fùsound-alike(classifier) for pairs, sets, and facial expressions
- 副fùsound-alikesecondary; auxiliary; vice- (in official titles)
- 幅fúsound-alike(classifier) for paintings, pictures, and textiles (curtains, cloth, etc.)
- 服fúsound-aliketo take (medicine)
- 负fùsound-alike(verb) to bear, to carry (a burden, responsibility, debt)
- 福fúsound-alikegood fortune; happiness; luck
- 扶fúsound-aliketo support with the hand; to help (someone) up; to hold onto (something) for support
- 富fùsound-alikerich, wealthy, abundant
- 附fùsound-aliketo attach, to fasten
Examples
- 。Yīshēng zǐxì jiǎnchá le tā de fù bù.The doctor carefully examined his abdomen.
- 。Zhège dòngzuò kěyǐ duànliàn fù bù jīròu.This exercise can work the abdominal muscles.
- 。Tā yīn fù bù bùshì qù le yīyuàn.She went to the hospital because of abdominal discomfort.
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