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胃

wèi · wei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. stomach
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Room for dessert

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)吃(chī)这么(zhème)少(shǎo)？

    Why are you eating so little?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)胃(wèi)里(lǐ)要(yào)留(liú)点(diǎn)地方(dìfang)吃(chī)甜点(tiándiǎn)！

    I am keeping some room in my stomach for dessert!

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)甜点(tiándiǎn)摊(tān)今天(jīntiān)不(bù)出摊(chūtān)。

    But the dessert stall is not open today.

  4. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)胃(wèi)白(bái)等(děng)了(le)。

    What? Then my stomach waited for nothing.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)去(qù)吃(chī)烤(kǎo)肉串(ròuchuàn)，你(nǐ)的(de)胃(wèi)还(hái)有(yǒu)地方(dìfang)。

    Let us eat grilled skewers now. Your stomach still has room.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)尽(jǐn)量(liàng)留(liú)着(zhe)胃(wèi)吃(chī)甜(tián)点(diǎn)。

I'm trying to save room for dessert.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)得(dé)了(le)胃(wèi)肿(zhǒng)瘤(liú)，必(bì)须(xū)动(dòng)手(shǒu)术(shù)切(qiē)除(chú)。

I got a stomach tumor and had to have it operated on.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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