肚子
dù zi
Pinyin

Definition

肚子
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dù zi
  1. belly
  2. abdomen
  3. stomach
  4. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ér zi
  1. 1 son
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
hái zi
  1. 1 child
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
Lǎo zǐ
  1. 1 Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2 the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
dù zi
  1. 1 belly
  2. 2 abdomen
  3. 3 stomach
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
bèi zi
  1. 1 quilt
  2. 2 CL:床[chuáng]
bèi zi
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 lifetime
Shuāng zǐ
  1. 1 Gemini (star sign)
xié zi
  1. 1 shoe
jiǎo zi
  1. 1 dumpling
  2. 2 pot-sticker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
  1. 1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛,攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
  1. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子报仇,十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles

Sample Sentences

嗯,其实我最近感冒也拖了很久了,每次快要好了,病情又加重。也经常闹肚子疼,病恹恹的样子我自己也受不了。
en ,qíshí wǒ zuìjìn gǎnmào yě tuō le hěn jiǔ le ,měicì kuàiyào hǎo le ,bìngqíng yòu jiāzhòng 。yě jīngcháng nào dùzi téng ,bìngyānyān de yàngzi wǒ zìjǐ yě shòubùliǎo 。
Yeah, my recent cold actually dragged out for quite some time. Every time it was almost better, it just got even worse. I also often get stomach aches, so that I was fed up with being sick and miserable.
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嗨,我就是夸张一下而已,他如果真蠢到把厨房给炸了,二话不说,我铁定跟他离,不过我可是再也不会让他进厨房了。费口舌不说还一肚子气。
hāi ,wǒ jiùshì kuāzhāng yīxià éryǐ ,tā rúguǒ zhēn chǔn dào bǎ chúfáng gěi zhà le ,èrhuàbùshuō ,wǒ tiědìng gēn tā lí ,bùguò wǒ kě shì zàiyěbùhuì ràng tā jìn chúfáng le 。fèi kǒushé bù shuō hái yīdùziqì 。
Hm, I was just exaggerating. If he was really stupid enough to explode the kitchen, I wouldn't hesitate to divorce him for sure, but I'll never let him into the kitchen again. I was so angry, not to mention the futile argument.
哈…呵呵,我…我面罩是带了,可我没带防毒面具!我就静静地祈祷风的到来吧…欸,餐终于来了!你把我吓得肚子都饿了!
hā …hēhē ,wǒ …wǒ miànzhào shì dài le ,kě wǒ méi dài fángdú miànjù !wǒ jiù jìngjìng de qídǎo fēng de dàolái ba …èi ,cān zhōngyú lái le !nǐ bǎ wǒ xiàde dùzi dōu è le !
Ha...haha, I, I have brought a face mask, but I haven't got a gas mask. I'll just quietly pray for the wind to come. Hmm...the meals have finally arrived! You've scared me so much that I'm now starving.
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太好了!快吃吧!飞机上的餐,绝对不会吃坏肚子的!
tài hǎole !kuài chī ba !fēijī shàng de cān ,juéduì bùhuì chī huài dùzi de !
That's great! Let's eat! At least you definitely won't get sick with the meals you get on the plane.
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倒不是,导火索是我做得太过火了,每次大姨妈来,我都拉肚子,就爱向他撒娇卖萌求安慰,时间久了他有点不以为然了,昨天他说“不就是拉肚子吗”。
dào bùshì ,dǎohuǒsuǒ shì wǒ zuò de tài guòhuǒ le ,měicì dàyímā lái ,wǒ dōu lā dùzi ,jiù ài xiàng tā sājiāo màiméng qiú ānwèi ,shíjiān jiǔ le tā yǒudiǎnr bùyǐwéirán le ,zuótiān tā shuō “bù jiùshì lā dùzi ma ”。
That's not it at all. The trigger was me going overboard. Every time my Aunt Flow comes to town, I always get diarrhea, so I'll act all cute and distraught with him and ask him to comfort me. After a while he started to have a problem with it, and yesterday he said "Isn't it just diarrhea?".
可不是嘛,可不就是拉肚子吗?你不是每次都这样,还不是生龙活虎的。
kěbushì ma ,kěbù jiùshì lā dùzi ma ?nǐ bùshì měicì dōu zhèyàng ,háibùshì shēnglónghuóhǔ de 。
Isn't that right though? Isn't it just diarrhea? Don't you do this every time, you're always so intense.
我只是吃个两个甜甜圈,肚子很饿。对啦,我今年是没有瘦,反倒胖了五公斤。
wǒ zhǐshì chī gè liǎng gè Tiántianquān ,dùzi hěn è 。duì la ,wǒ jīnnián shì méiyǒu shòu ,fǎndào pàng le wǔ gōngjīn 。
I'm just having a donut or two. I'm really peckish. Yeah, I didn't lose weight this year and I actually put on five kilograms.
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相传一千多年前在中国晋朝有位叫做乐广的人,交游广阔,特别喜欢宴请朋友到家中喝酒聊天。有一次,在宴席上,乐广的一位朋友在敬酒时,看见杯子里有条小蛇在酒里蠕动,这位朋友虽然饱受惊吓,但碍于面子,不得不勉强将酒一饮而尽。回家之后,老觉得自己肚子里有条小蛇钻来钻去,越想越难受,竟然因此病倒了!
xiāngchuán yī qiān duō nián qián zài Zhōngguó Jìncháo yǒu wèi jiàozuò YuèGuǎng de rén ,jiāoyóu guǎngkuò ,tèbié xǐhuan yànqǐng péngyou dào jiā zhōng hējiǔ liáotiān 。yǒu yīcì ,zài yànxí shàng ,YuèGuǎng de yī wèi péngyou zài jìngjiǔ shí ,kànjiàn bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zài jiǔ lǐ rúdòng ,zhè wèi péngyou suīrán bǎoshòu jīngxià ,dàn àiyú miànzi ,bùdébù miǎnqiǎng jiāng jiǔ yīyǐnérjìn 。huíjiā zhīhòu ,lǎo juéde zìjǐ dùzi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zuàn lái zuàn qù ,Yuè xiǎng Yuè nánshòu ,jìngrán yīncǐ bìngdǎo le !
Legend has it, more than a thousand years ago, in the Gin dynasty of China, there was a person named Yue Guang. He has many friends, and he especially likes to invite friends to come over to have a drink and chat. Once at the banquet, a friend of Yue Guang saw a little snake wriggling in the glass while toasting. Although his friend was frightened, because of his pride, he had no choice but to force himself to drink up the wine. After he got home, he constantly felt like there’s a snake winding around in his stomach. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He even ended up falling ill because of this!
我的肚子疼得不得了。
wǒ de dùzi téng děi bùdéliǎo 。
I have a terrible stomach-ache.
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我想你昨天吃的宵夜把肚子吃坏了。
wǒ xiǎng nǐ zuótiān chī de xiāoyè bǎ dùzi chī huài le 。
I think the mid-night snack you ate caused your stomach pain.
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