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肚子

dù zi · du zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. belly
  2. abdomen
  3. stomach
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Who is rumbling?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)在(zài)叫(jiào)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, is your stomach rumbling?

  2. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)很(hěn)安静(ānjìng)。

    Not me. My stomach is quiet.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)谁(shéi)？我(wǒ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)也(yě)不(bù)饿(è)。

    Then who? My stomach is not hungry either.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)，声音(shēngyīn)是(shì)从(cóng)桌子(zhuōzi)下面(xiàmiàn)来(lái)的(de)。

    Listen, the sound comes from under the table.

  5. Liangliang

    桌子(zhuōzi)下面(xiàmiàn)？哦(ò)！是(shì)小狗(xiǎogǒu)的(de)肚子(dùzi)在(zài)叫(jiào)！

    Under the table? Oh! It is the little dog's stomach!

  6. Dengdeng

    看来(kànlai)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)饿(è)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)买(mǎi)吃的(chīde)吧(ba)。

    Looks like everyone is hungry. Let us buy some food.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

刚(gāng)才(cái)你(nǐ)肚(dù)子(zi)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)叫(jiào)，没(méi)事(shì)吧(ba)？

Your stomach has been rumbling for quite a while now. Are you sure you're all right?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by kemushi69 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

因(yīn)为(wèi)肚(dù)子(zi)不(bù)舒(shū)服(fu)， 我(wǒ)请(qǐng)了(le)一(yì)天(tiān)假(jià)不(bú)去(qù)学(xué)校(xiào)。

Because my stomach was upset, I took a day off school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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肚
dǔ

tripe

子
zǐ

son; child

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