How to say “stomach” in Chinese
stomach
“Stomach” in Chinese is 胃, wèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
胃 is read wèi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 月 “flesh, body”; on top, a stomach full of food that looks like 田.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “胃”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 胃. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我胃不太好，不能吃辣的。wǒwèibútàihǎo,bùnéngchīlàdeMy stomach is weak, I can't eat spicy food.
- 我今天没胃口。wǒjīntiānméiwèikǒuI have no appetite today.
- 他最近胃口不太好tāzuìjìnwèikǒubútàihǎoLately his appetite hasn't been great.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Chinese medicine”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stomach” in Chinese?
“Stomach” in Chinese is 胃, pinyin wèi.
What does 胃 mean?
胃 (wèi) means “stomach”.
How do you write 胃?
胃 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 胃?
胃 is read wèi. Tones: wèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“stomach” in the lesson “Chinese medicine”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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