How to Say ‘My stomach hurts a lot.’ in Traditional Chinese
我肚子很痛。
wǒ dǔ zi hěn tòng
[wo dùzi hen tòng]
💬 Usage Tip: There's no "my" between 我 and 肚子. Chinese just puts the person, then the body part, then how it feels. The same pattern works for other parts: 我頭很痛 "my head hurts".
Phrase Breakdown
我肚子
wǒ dǔ zi
my stomach
我 (wǒ) means 'I / my' and 肚子 (dùzi) means 'belly / stomach'. 子 is in the neutral tone.
我肚子餓了。
I'm hungry.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
肚子
dǔ zi
[dùzi]
stomach; belly
Everyday word for the stomach or abdomen.
我肚子餓了。
I'm hungry.
很痛。
hěn tòng
hurts a lot
很 (hěn) means 'very' and 痛 (tòng) means 'painful'. Say 痛 with a sharp falling fourth tone.
我的頭很痛。
My head hurts a lot.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning very; it strengthens an adjective or feeling.
今天認識你，我很開心，也很喜歡這個「很」有活力的活動。
Meeting you today, I’m very happy, and I also like this very lively event.
痛
tòng
[tòng]
painful; to hurt
Describes physical pain in a part of the body.
我的頭很痛。
My head hurts a lot.
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