Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 肚脐眼
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
肚子dùzibelly; abdomen; stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
眼镜yǎnjìngspectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4]
眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes; now; at present
眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
眼泪yǎnlèitear; teardrop; CL:滴[di1]