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尿

niào

urine; to urinate

A child's potty on a tiled bathroom floor.
Memory picture

Character

尿 niào

Strokes
7
Radical
尸 — body, corpse
Made of
尸 body, corpse 水 water, liquid, lotion, juice
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 医生通过尿检判断患者是否存在肾功能异常。 Yīshēng tōngguò niàojiǎn pànduàn huànzhě shìfǒu cúnzài shèn gōngnéng yìcháng. The doctor used a urine test to determine whether the patient had abnormal kidney function.
  • 婴儿的尿布湿了,妈妈赶紧给他换了。 Yīng'ér de niàobù shī le, māma gǎnjǐn gěi tā huàn le. The baby's nappy was wet, so mum quickly changed it.
  • 他憋不住尿,赶紧冲向厕所。 Tā biē bú zhù niào, gǎnjǐn chōng xiàng cèsuǒ. He could not hold it any longer and rushed to the toilet.

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