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肚子 (dù zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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肚子 (dù zi): Belly (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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肚子 consists of 2 characters.

belly, abdomen, stomach

child, offspring, seed, small thing

How to Use 肚子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 肚子 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith饿

è饿

dù肚

zi子

neutral

go hungry

Adjective + Nounwith大

dà大

dù肚

zi子

neutral

big belly

Subject + Verbwith疼

dù肚

zi子

téng疼

neutral

stomach ache

Verb + Complement + Objectwith吃饱

chī吃

bǎo饱

dù肚

zi子

Example Sentences with 肚子

wǒ我

de的

dù肚

zi子

è饿

le了

。

informal

Spoken

fill one's stomach

My stomach is hungry.

wǒ我

chī吃

le了

tài太

duō多

bīng冰

qí淇

lín淋

，

xiàn现

zài在

dù肚

zi子

hěn很

téng疼

。

I ate too much ice cream, and now my stomach hurts.

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

jǐn紧

zhāng张

，

dù肚

zǐ子

tū突

rán然

téng疼

le了

qǐ起

lái来

。

He suddenly got a stomachache because he was nervous.

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yī医

shēng生

jiàn建

yì议

tā他

jiǎn检

chá查

yí一

xià下

dù肚

zǐ子

lǐ里

de的

qíng情

kuàng况

。

The doctor advised him to check the condition inside his abdomen.

tā他

chī吃

le了

tài太

duō多

dōng东

xī西

，

dǔ肚

zi

nǐ你

de的

dù肚

zǐ子

hái还

téng疼

ma吗

？

xū需

suī虽

rán然

hěn很

è饿

，

dàn但

tā他

de的

dù肚

zǐ

tā她

huái怀

yùn孕

le了

，

dǔ肚

zi子

yī一

tiān天

tā他

mō摸

le了

mō摸

zì自

jǐ己

de的

dù肚

zǐ子

子

yǒu有

diǎn点

bù不

shū舒

fú服

。

He ate too much and his stomach feels a bit uncomfortable.

yào

要

chī吃

diǎn点

yào药

ma吗

？

Is your stomach still hurting? Do you need to take some medicine?

子

yì一

diǎn点

yě也

bù不

jué觉

de得

nán难

shòu受

。

Although he was very hungry, his stomach didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

tiān

天

biàn变

dà大

。

She is pregnant, and her belly is getting bigger day by day.

，

jué决

dìng定

kāi开

shǐ始

jiàn健

kāng康

yǐn饮

shí食

。

He touched his belly and decided to start eating healthily.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 肚子.

对话duì huàdialogue
打扰dǎ rǎodisturb
积极jī jíactive
差不多chà bu duōalmost
京剧jīng jùBeijing opera
参观cān guānto visit (a place; a museum; etc.)
警察jǐng chápolice
奖金jiǎng jīnpremium
对于duì yúabout; with regard to
激动jī dòngto excite
厕所cè suǒtoilets; lavatory
放弃fàng qìto renounce

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 肚子.

Words with 肚

肚脐dù qí

Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2

孩子

hái zi

HSK 2

个子gè ziHSK 3

句子jù ziHSK 3