腹泻 fùxiè diarrhea
diarrhea; to have the runs
How to remember 腹泻: 腹 stomach + 泻 to leak = diarrhea.
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How it is used
- Diarrhea (medical term) - 引起腹泻 (yǐnqǐ fùxiè) to cause diarrhea.
- The formal/clinical word; everyday speech says 拉肚子 (lā dùzi).
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