Parts of the body
Vocabulary
- 头head
- 脸face
- 眼睛eyes
- 耳朵ears
- 嘴mouth
- 鼻子nose
- 手hand
- 脚foot
- 腿leg
- 背back
- 肚子stomach / belly
- 疼to hurt / to ache
Body Parts
Naming body parts Chinese body part names are straightforward. Many end in 子 (zi):
- 鼻子, 肚子, 耳朵 (note: 耳朵 ends in 朵, not 子)
Saying something hurts Use body part + 疼:
- 我头疼。— My head hurts.
- 我肚子疼。— My stomach hurts.
- 我腿疼。— My leg hurts.
Describing pain with 很 Add 很 to say something hurts a lot:
- 我手很疼。— My hand hurts a lot.
Asking what hurts
- 哪里疼？— Where does it hurt?
- 你哪里不舒服？— Where do you feel unwell?
Expressions
- 我头疼。My head hurts.
- 我肚子疼。My stomach hurts.
- 我手很疼。My hand hurts a lot.
- 哪里疼？Where does it hurt?
- 你哪里不舒服？Where do you feel unwell?
- 这里疼。It hurts here.
- 我的脚疼。My foot hurts.
Common mistakes
我的头是疼我头疼Do not use 是 with body pain — the pattern is body part + 疼.
我的肚子很疼很我肚子很疼很 comes before 疼, not after.
我脚子疼我脚疼脚 does not take the suffix 子 — it is just 脚.
哪里你疼你哪里疼Subject comes first, then the question word 哪里.
我眼睛疼很我眼睛很疼Degree adverbs like 很 come before the verb, not after.
Quick quiz
Question 1 of 5
How do you say “ears” in Chinese?
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