粪便 fènbiàn excrement
excrement; feces; night soil
How to remember 粪便: 粪 manure + 便 convenient = excrement.
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How it is used
- Excrement / feces, the clinical term - 粪便检查 (fènbiàn jiǎnchá) a stool test; 动物粪便 animal droppings.
- Neutral-technical register used in medicine, hygiene, agriculture.
- More formal than crude/colloquial words; the term to use in health contexts.