您腹痛在哪里？
Nín fùtòng zài nǎlǐ?
Where is your abdominal pain?
Doctor question
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Abdominal pain in Mandarin — clinical phrases for doctors
Abdominal pain (腹痛, fùtòng) requires systematic assessment of location, character, radiation, and associated features. This guide provides structured Mandarin phrases for GI history taking.
Red flags
Acute abdomen with rigidity — 急腹症伴腹肌强直; Severe RIF pain — 右下腹剧痛 (appendicitis); Abdominal pain with haematemesis — 腹痛伴呕血
High-yield phrases
疼痛会放射到背部吗？
Téngtòng huì fàngshè dào bèibù ma?
Does it radiate to the back?
Doctor question
疼痛是绞痛还是持续性的？
Téngtòng shì jiǎotòng háishi chíxù xìng de?
Is it colicky or constant?
Doctor question
进食后疼痛加重或减轻？
Jìnshí hòu téngtòng jiāzhòng huò jiǎnqīng?
Does eating make it better or worse?
Doctor question
您有发烧吗？
Nín yǒu fāshāo ma?
Do you have a fever?
Doctor question
我右下腹很痛
Wǒ yòu xià fù hěn tòng
I have severe pain in the right lower abdomen
Patient phrase
疼痛是一阵一阵的
Téngtòng shì yī zhèn yī zhèn de
The pain comes in waves
Patient phrase
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您腹痛在哪里？
Nín fùtòng zài nǎlǐ?
Where is your abdominal pain?
patient
我右下腹很痛
Wǒ yòu xià fù hěn tòng
I have severe pain in the right lower abdomen
doctor
疼痛会放射到背部吗？
Téngtòng huì fàngshè dào bèibù ma?
Does it radiate to the back?
patient
疼痛是一阵一阵的
Téngtòng shì yī zhèn yī zhèn de
The pain comes in waves
doctor
疼痛是绞痛还是持续性的？
Téngtòng shì jiǎotòng háishi chíxù xìng de?
Is it colicky or constant?
Common mistakes
- Asking closed yes/no questions before establishing an open history of the symptom.
FAQ
How do I ask about abdominal pain in Mandarin?
Abdominal pain (腹痛, fùtòng) requires systematic assessment of location, character, radiation, and associated features. This guide provides structured Mandarin phrases for GI history taking.