肚
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dǔ / dù · belly

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Readings & meanings

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

dǔ

tripe

牛肚niú dǔ · beef tripe
dù

belly

肚子dù zi · belly
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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 肚

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dùbelly
dǔtripe
duWords pronounced du
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Example sentences

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Wǒ dǎ le tā de dù zǐ.我打了他的肚子。

I hit him in the belly.

Source: Tatoeba #846375 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tū rán dù tòng dé yào mìng.我突然肚痛得要命。

All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.

Source: Tatoeba #372372 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège xiǎo hái chuān zhe yí jiàn sī chóu zhī chéng de dù dōu .这个小孩穿着一件丝绸织成的肚兜.

The child is wearing a belly-slip made of silk.

Source: Tatoeba #1509568 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gāng cái nǐ dù zǐ yì zhí zài jiào, méi shì ba?刚才你肚子一直在叫,没事吧?

Your stomach has been rumbling for quite a while now. Are you sure you're all right?

Source: Tatoeba #2704935 · CC BY 2.0 FR
È zhe dù zǐ shì méi fǎ dǎ zhàng de.饿着肚子是没法打仗的。

You can't fight on an empty stomach.

Source: Tatoeba #10275162 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duì, yí gè rén dù zǐ téng, lìng yí gè rén tóu téng.对,一个人肚子疼,另一个人头疼。

Correct, one has a stomachache, the other has a headache.

Source: Tatoeba #2200419 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 肚 in context

  1. Say dǔ / dù, then recall the core meaning: belly.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 肚子 (dù zi), meaning “belly”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 肚 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.