Definitions
- 1. stomach
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3 itemsbelly
肚子 refers to the belly/abdomen area, including but not limited to the stomach organ.
stomach and intestine
肠胃 is a compound referring to the stomach and intestines collectively, often in the context of digestive health.
appetite
胃口 means appetite or the capacity for eating, a related concept.
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Collocations
胃 is often used in compounds like 胃病 (stomach illness) and 胃癌 (stomach cancer).
Common mistakes
Learners sometimes confuse 胃 (stomach) with 胃口 (appetite). Note that 胃 refers to the organ, while 胃口 is about desire to eat.
Example Sentences
2 shown我的 胃 不太舒服。
那很開 胃 。
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Words Containing 胃
appetite
lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach
to spoil one's appetite
proventriculus
retching
(coll.) to keep sb in suspense
to harmonize the stomach and rectify qi 氣|气[qì] (Chinese medicine)
eating champion
to one's taste
spoil one's appetite
to have one stomach's pumped
omasum (third compartment of a ruminant's stomach)
to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom)
to impair the appetite
gizzard
gastroptosis
(physiology) gastric pits
gastric fluid
heartburn
gastritis
stomachache
stomach trouble
stomachache
stomach cancer
gastric bypass
gastrointestinal tract
pepsin
gastric acid
gastroscope (medicine)
spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM)
stomach and intestine
gastroenteritis
digestive tract
reticulum (second stomach of ruminants, with honeycomb pattern)
to whet the appetite
starter
aperitif wine