Chinese word

腹泻

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù xiè

Meaning

  • verbhave diarrhea

Example

昨天吃了不干净的东西，我腹泻了。zuó tiān chī le bú gàn jìng de dōng xī wǒ fù xiè le

I ate something bad yesterday and had diarrhea.

Illustration for 腹泻 (have diarrhea)

More examples

服用药物后他腹泻了。fú yòng yào wù hòu tā fù xiè le

After taking medicine, he had diarrhea.

Core concept

The bowel loses its normal control of water, producing repeated loose stools.

Common phrases

  • 经常腹泻jīng cháng fù xiè

    often have diarrhea

  • 刚吃完就腹泻了gāng chī wán jiù fù xiè le

    have diarrhea right after eating

  • 服用药物后腹泻fú yòng yào wù hòu fù xiè

    have diarrhea after taking medicine

Similar words

拉肚子lā dù zi: Having an upset stomach that causes diarrhea in everyday conversation.
拉稀lā xī: Having watery stools, using a casual expression.
泄泻xiè xiè: Passing watery stools frequently, described in medical terms.

Definition in Chinese

肠道将食物残渣和水分异常增多并迅速排出，表现为排便次数增多且大便稀薄或呈水样，常伴有腹痛或不适。cháng dào jiāng shí wù cán zhā hé shuǐ fèn yì cháng zēng duō bìng xùn sù pái chū biǎo xiàn wèi pái biàn cì shù zēng duō qiě dà biàn xī bó huò chéng shuǐ yàng cháng bàn yǒu fù tòng huò bú shì

Word origin

The compound 腹 (fù, "abdomen") + 泻 (xiè, "to flow out") links the affected body area with the rapid outward movement of liquid.

Usage tips

  • The word works both as a verb for an episode and as a noun for the condition, so surrounding grammar shows whether it describes an event or names the illness.

Other meanings

  • diarrheanoun

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