尿
niào
Urine
Main term
Medical Chinese dictionary
Urine in Chinese: 尿 (niào)
Urine in Chinese is 尿 (niào). In clinic, 小便 (xiǎobiàn) is the polite everyday word. A urine test is 尿常规 (niào chángguī); a urine sample is 尿样 (niàoyàng).
Character breakdown
尸 (body radical) + 水 (shuǐ, water): water from the body.
How native speakers say it
小便 (xiǎobiàn): Urine / to pee (polite everyday word); 解小便 (jiě xiǎobiàn): To pass urine (polite)
Also searched as
urine in Mandarin; 小便
High-yield phrases
小便
xiǎobiàn
Urine / to pee (polite everyday word)
What patients actually say
解小便
jiě xiǎobiàn
To pass urine (polite)
What patients actually say
小便
xiǎobiàn
Urine / to pass urine (polite)
Related term
尿常规
niào chángguī
Urinalysis
Related term
尿样
niàoyàng
Urine sample
Related term
我们需要留一份尿样。
Wǒmen xūyào liú yí fèn niàoyàng.
We need a urine sample.
Example sentence
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
我们需要留一份尿样。
Wǒmen xūyào liú yí fèn niàoyàng.
We need a urine sample.
Common mistakes
- Learn 尿 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.
FAQ
What is urine in Chinese?
Urine in Chinese is 尿 (niào).
How do Chinese patients say urine?
小便 (xiǎobiàn): Urine / to pee (polite everyday word); 解小便 (jiě xiǎobiàn): To pass urine (polite)
How do I use 尿 with a patient?
我们需要留一份尿样。 (Wǒmen xūyào liú yí fèn niàoyàng.): "We need a urine sample."