您一天大便几次？
Nín yītiān dàbiàn jǐ cì?
How many bowel movements do you have per day?
Doctor question
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Diarrhoea in Mandarin — clinical phrases for doctors
Diarrhoea (腹泻, fùxiè) requires careful characterisation of frequency, consistency, blood, and associated features. This guide provides structured Mandarin for bowel symptom assessment.
Red flags
Bloody diarrhoea — 血性腹泻; Fever with diarrhoea — 腹泻伴发热; Signs of dehydration — 脱水征象
High-yield phrases
大便里有血或粘液吗？
Dàbiàn lǐ yǒu xuè huò niányè ma?
Is there blood or mucus in the stool?
Doctor question
腹泻持续多久了？
Fùxiè chíxù duō jiǔ le?
How long have you had diarrhoea?
Doctor question
您有发烧吗？
Nín yǒu fāshāo ma?
Do you have a fever?
Doctor question
您最近有旅行或外出饮食吗？
Nín zuìjìn yǒu lǚxíng huò wàichū yǐnshí ma?
Have you recently travelled or eaten out?
Doctor question
我今天已经腹泻了五六次
Wǒ jīntiān yǐjīng fùxiè le wǔliù cì
I have had diarrhoea five or six times today
Patient phrase
大便里有血
Dàbiàn lǐ yǒu xuè
There is blood in my stool
Patient phrase
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您一天大便几次？
Nín yītiān dàbiàn jǐ cì?
How many bowel movements do you have per day?
patient
我今天已经腹泻了五六次
Wǒ jīntiān yǐjīng fùxiè le wǔliù cì
I have had diarrhoea five or six times today
doctor
大便里有血或粘液吗？
Dàbiàn lǐ yǒu xuè huò niányè ma?
Is there blood or mucus in the stool?
patient
大便里有血
Dàbiàn lǐ yǒu xuè
There is blood in my stool
doctor
腹泻持续多久了？
Fùxiè chíxù duō jiǔ le?
How long have you had diarrhoea?
Common mistakes
- Asking closed yes/no questions before establishing an open history of the symptom.
FAQ
How do I ask about diarrhoea in Mandarin?
Diarrhoea (腹泻, fùxiè) requires careful characterisation of frequency, consistency, blood, and associated features. This guide provides structured Mandarin for bowel symptom assessment.