尿
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niào / suī · urine

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #2899
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Readings & meanings

尿 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

niào

to urinate; urine

糖尿病táng niào bìng · diabetes
suī

(coll.) urine

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7Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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尸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 尿

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niàoto urinate; urine
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Example sentences

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Mǎ lì dé táng niào bìng le, bú shì ma?玛丽得糖尿病了,不是吗?

Mary is diabetic, isn't she?

Source: Tatoeba #9972869 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiǎo háizi wǎn shàng niào chuáng yě shì cháng yǒu de .小孩子晚上尿床也是常有的.

Children often wet their beds at night.

Source: Tatoeba #2928802 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ pái niào yǒu wèn tí.我排尿有问题。

I have a problem urinating.

Source: Tatoeba #343304 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu táng niào bìng.我有糖尿病。

I have diabetes.

Source: Tatoeba #10699400 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì táng niào bìng huàn zhě.汤姆是糖尿病患者。

Tom is diabetic.

Source: Tatoeba #6774616 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié gào sù rèn hé rén wǒ niào chuáng le.别告诉任何人我尿床了。

Don't tell anyone that I wet the bed.

Source: Tatoeba #10023089 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 尿 in context

  1. Say niào / suī, then recall the core meaning: urine.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 糖尿病 (táng niào bìng), meaning “diabetes”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 尿 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.