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How to Say ‘I've had diarrhea twice’ in Simplified Chinese

拉了两次

lā le liǎng cì

[lā luh lyahng tsuh]

💬 Usage Tip: On its own 拉 (lā) means "pull", but in a doctor's office it is the polite shorthand for 拉肚子 "have diarrhea". 两次 means "two times". Use 两 (liǎng), not 二, before a counting word.

Phrase Breakdown

拉了

lā le

had diarrhea

拉 (lā) here is short for 拉肚子 (lā dùzi), to have diarrhea. 了 shows it happened.

Example

他昨天拉肚子了。

He had diarrhea yesterday.

Words in this phrase

拉

lā

[lā]

to have diarrhea

Colloquial short form of 拉肚子; literally 'to pull', here means to have loose bowel movements.

Example

他今天拉肚子了。

He has diarrhea today.

了

[luh]

completed action marker

Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.

Example

我想了很久，还是决定联系你。

I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.

两次

liǎng cì

twice

两次 (liǎng cì) means two times. 次 counts how many times an action happens and comes after the verb.

Example

我去过北京两次。

I've been to Beijing twice.

Words in this phrase

两

liǎng

[lyahng]

two

The form 两 is used before measure words, as in 两个 meaning two of something.

Example

我最近在比较两个工作机会。

I’ve recently been comparing two job opportunities.

次

cì

[tsuh]

time; occurrence

A measure word for occurrences or times something happens.

Example

这次是我第一次来这个公司活动。

This is my first time coming to this company event.

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