Chinese word

绞痛

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎo tòng

Meaning

  • nounstomach cramp

Example

我肚子突然绞痛起来了。wǒ dǔ zi tū rán jiǎo tòng qǐ lái le

I suddenly got a stomach cramp.

Illustration for 绞痛 (stomach cramp)

More examples

晚饭后他肚子绞痛了。wǎn fàn hòu tā dǔ zi jiǎo tòng le

After dinner, he got a stomach cramp.

Core concept

A tight, twisting pain in the abdomen that comes on suddenly and feels like strong internal squeezing.

Common phrases

  • 肚子绞痛dǔ zi jiǎo tòng

    stomach cramp

  • 腹部绞痛fù bù jiǎo tòng

    abdominal cramp

Similar words

肚子痛dù zi tòng: Pain in the belly or abdomen of varying strength and location.
胃痛wèi tòng: Pain in the stomach area that is often related to food or digestion.

Definition in Chinese

一种突然发生的、腹部像被绞紧或强烈收缩一样的剧烈疼痛。yì zhǒng tū rán fā shēng de fù bù xiàng bèi jiǎo jǐn huò qiáng liè shōu suō yí yàng de jù liè téng tòng

Word origin

The combination of 绞 (jiǎo, "twist or squeeze") and 痛 (tòng, "pain") links the sensation of being tightly twisted with intense pain.

Usage tips

  • In everyday symptom reports, a body-part phrase often comes before this noun, so the listener learns both the location and the squeezing quality of the pain.

Other meanings

  • stomach painnoun
  • colicnoun

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