消化不良
xiāohuà bùliáng
Indigestion
Main term
Medical Chinese dictionary
Indigestion in Chinese: 消化不良 (xiāohuà bùliáng)
Indigestion in Chinese is 消化不良 (xiāohuà bùliáng). Patients often describe it as 胃胀 (wèizhàng, bloated stomach), 反酸 (fǎnsuān, acid reflux) or 烧心 (shāoxīn, heartburn).
Character breakdown
消化 (xiāohuà, digestion) + 不良 (bùliáng, poor).
How native speakers say it
不消化 (bù xiāohuà): Food not digesting; 胃不舒服 (wèi bù shūfu): Upset stomach
Also searched as
indigestion in Mandarin; dyspepsia in Chinese
High-yield phrases
不消化
bù xiāohuà
Food not digesting
What patients actually say
胃不舒服
wèi bù shūfu
Upset stomach
What patients actually say
胃胀
wèizhàng
Bloating
Related term
反酸
fǎnsuān
Acid reflux
Related term
烧心
shāoxīn
Heartburn
Related term
您吃完饭后会觉得胃胀吗？
Nín chī wán fàn hòu huì juéde wèizhàng ma?
Do you feel bloated after eating?
Example sentence
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您吃完饭后会觉得胃胀吗？
Nín chī wán fàn hòu huì juéde wèizhàng ma?
Do you feel bloated after eating?
Common mistakes
- Learn 消化不良 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.
FAQ
What is indigestion in Chinese?
Indigestion in Chinese is 消化不良 (xiāohuà bùliáng).
How do Chinese patients say indigestion?
不消化 (bù xiāohuà): Food not digesting; 胃不舒服 (wèi bù shūfu): Upset stomach
How do I use 消化不良 with a patient?
您吃完饭后会觉得胃胀吗？ (Nín chī wán fàn hòu huì juéde wèizhàng ma?): "Do you feel bloated after eating?"