xiōng bù
poitrine; thorax; sein
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她的胸部很丰满。
tā de xiōng bù hěn fēng mǎn.
Her chest is very full.
他用手摸了摸胸部。
tā yòng shǒu mō le mō xiōng bù.
He touched his chest with his hand.
胸部疼痛可能是心脏病的症状。
xiōng bù téng tòng kě néng shì xīn zàng bìng de zhèng zhuàng.
Chest pain may be a symptom of heart disease.
胸脯 (xiōngpú)
chest
胸膛 (xiōngtáng)
thorax
背部 (bèibù)
back
腹部 (fùbù)
abdomen
The Chinese word 胸部 (xiōngbù) for "chest" is composed of two characters: 胸 (xiōng) and 部 (bù). The character 胸 originally meant "heart" or "mind", and it is often used in compounds to refer to the chest or upper body. For example, the word 胸口 (xiōngkǒu) means "chest", while 胸腔 (xiōngqiāng) means "thoracic cavity". The character 部 (bù) means "part" or "section", and it is often used to form nouns that refer to specific parts of the body. For example, the word 头部 (tóubù) means "head", while 腹部 (fùbù) means "abdomen". Thus, the word 胸部 (xiōngbù) literally means "chest part", and it is used to refer to the entire chest area, including the ribs, sternum, and lungs.
