Chinese word

食物中毒

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí wù zhòng dú

Meaning

  • nounfood poisoning

Example

我昨天吃饭后得了食物中毒。wǒ zuó tiān chī fàn hòu dé le shí wù zhòng dú

I got food poisoning after my meal yesterday.

Illustration for 食物中毒 (food poisoning)

More examples

公司聚餐后，有几位同事得了食物中毒。gōng sī jù cān hòu yǒu jǐ wèi tóng shì dé le shí wù zhòng dú

After a company meal, several coworkers got food poisoning.

Core concept

Something eaten carries an unseen threat from outside the body into the gut, where acute digestive illness begins.

Common phrases

  • 得了食物中毒dé le shí wù zhòng dú

    come down with food poisoning

  • 预防食物中毒yù fáng shí wù zhòng dú

    prevent food poisoning

  • 出现食物中毒症状chū xiàn shí wù zhòng dú zhèng zhuàng

    show symptoms of food poisoning

Similar words

食品中毒shí pǐn zhòng dú: A foodborne illness caused by harmful bacteria or poison in something consumed.
肠胃炎cháng wèi yán: A stomach or intestinal illness caused by inflammation, often with pain, vomiting, or diarrhea.
腹泻fù xiè: Passing loose or watery stool often and repeatedly.

Definition in Chinese

由摄入含有细菌毒素、病毒、寄生虫或化学污染物的食物或饮料引起的急性胃肠疾病，以腹泻、呕吐和腹痛为主要表现。yóu shè rù hán yǒu xì jūn dú sù bìng dú jì shēng chóng huò huà xué wū rǎn wù de shí wù huò yǐn liào yín qǐ de jí xìng wèi cháng jí bìng yǐ fù xiè ǒu tù hé fù tòng wéi zhǔ yào biǎo xiàn

Word origin

The compound combines 食 (shí, "eat") and 物 (wù, "thing") for food with 中 (zhòng, "be affected by") and 毒 (dú, "poison") for poisoning, linking the route of exposure to the resulting illness.

Usage tips

  • In ordinary conversation, the noun can describe a personal episode without naming the food or proving the cause, which makes it useful when recounting a recent illness.

Other meanings

  • foodborne illnessnoun

Related words

  • 食物中毒患者shí wù zhòng dú huàn zhěpatient with food poisoningnoun
  • 食物中毒病例shí wù zhòng dú bìng lìcase of food poisoningnoun

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