urinate; urine; genitals
Meanings
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to urinate; to pass water; to pee
Neutral term suitable for medical and everyday contexts. More formal than '撒尿' but less clinical than '排尿'.
The child just learned to go to the bathroom to pee by himself.
The doctor asked whether the patient had been urinating normally recently.
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Drinking too much water will cause frequent urination.
noun
urine
Refers to human urine as a substance, commonly used in medical testing and health contexts.
The urine test showed everything was normal.
Dark-colored urine may be a sign of dehydration.
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Please save a urine sample from tomorrow morning.
noun
genitals; private parts; external genitalia
Clinical terminology for external genitalia, but can be considered vulgar or inappropriate in casual conversation. In modern medical contexts, more specific terms like '外阴' (female) or '阴茎' (male) are preferred.
Ancient medical texts sometimes used 'xiǎobiàn' to broadly refer to the external genitalia.
This dialect term uses 'xiǎobiàn' to refer to the female vulva.
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In medical anatomy, one should avoid using 'xiǎobiàn' to refer to genitalia, instead using more precise terminology.