Chinese word

肠

Pronunciation

Pinyincháng

Meaning

  • nounintestine

Example

妈妈把猪的肠洗得很干净，准备做香肠。mā mā bǎ zhū de cháng xǐ de hěn gān jìng zhǔn bèi zuò xiāng cháng

Mom washed the pig's intestines thoroughly and is getting ready to make sausage.

Illustration for 肠 (intestine)

More examples

医生检查后说，他的小肠没有发现问题。yī shēng jiǎn chá hòu shuō tā de xiǎo cháng méi yǒu fā xiàn wèn tí

After examining him, the doctor said that no problems had been found in his small intestine.

Core concept

A long inner tube that carries food through the body and can also be eaten as an animal part.

Common phrases

  • 小肠xiǎo cháng

    small intestine

  • 肠胃cháng wèi

    stomach and intestines

  • 肠道cháng dào

    intestinal tract

Similar words

小肠xiǎo cháng: The early section of the digestive tube, where digestion and nutrient absorption mainly occur.
大肠dà cháng: The later and thicker section of the digestive tube, where water is absorbed and waste takes shape.
胃wèi: A pouch-shaped digestive organ that stores food briefly and breaks it down with acid and juices.
内脏nèi zàng: The collective name for organs within the chest or abdomen, such as the heart and liver.

Definition in Chinese

指身体内部用于消化和吸收营养的细长管道，常见词有小肠、大肠，在饮食语境中也指动物肠或用肠制作的食品。zhǐ shēn tǐ nèi bù yòng yú xiāo huà hé xī shōu yíng yǎng de xì cháng guǎn dào cháng jiàn cí yǒu xiǎo cháng dà cháng zài yǐn shí yǔ jìng zhōng yě zhǐ dòng wù cháng huò yòng cháng zhì zuò de shí pǐn

Word origin

The simplified character 肠 (cháng, "intestine") combines a flesh radical, marking a body part, with 昜 (yáng, "rising"), which mainly supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • In food talk, the same word can point to an animal intestine as an ingredient or to a prepared food, so the surrounding food term carries important information.

Other meanings

  • gutsnoun

Related words

  • 肠炎cháng yánenteritisnoun
  • 结肠jié chángcolonnoun
  • 肠梗阻cháng géng zǔintestinal obstructionnoun

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