How to Say ‘I have diarrhea’ in Traditional Chinese
有拉肚子
yǒu lā dǔ zi
[yǒu lā dùzi]
💬 Usage Tip: In Taiwan, people often put 有 before a verb to confirm that something did happen. This is very common in symptom talk, for example 有咳嗽 "I have been coughing".
Phrase Breakdown
有
yǒu
[yǒu]
yes, I did
Used alone as a reply to confirm that something was done.
有，我昨天去過了。
Yes, I went yesterday.
拉肚子
lā dǔ zi
[lā dùzi]
to have diarrhea
Colloquial verb phrase for having diarrhea; literally 'pull the belly'.
吃太多冰會拉肚子。
Eating too much ice can give you diarrhea.
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