大腸鏡檢查 / 大肠镜检查
dàchángjìng jiǎnchá
The English phrase colonoscopy is expressed in Mandarin as 大腸鏡檢查 / 大肠镜检查 (dàchángjìng jiǎnchá). If unsure, use 大腸鏡檢查 / 大肠镜检查. Wiktionary also lists 大腸鏡 / 大肠镜 (dàchángjìng).
Meaning: examination of the colon using a colonoscope (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mandarin | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 大腸鏡檢查 / 大肠镜检查 | dàchángjìng jiǎnchá |
| 大腸鏡 / 大肠镜 | dàchángjìng |
This term refers to the medical examination of the colon using a colonoscope.
Which one should you use?
大腸鏡 / 大肠镜 (dàchángjìng) refers specifically to the medical instrument, the colonoscope, while 大腸鏡檢查 / 大肠镜检查 (dàchángjìng jiǎnchá) refers to the medical procedure itself.
How do you pronounce it?
dàchángjìng jiǎnchá
Did you know?
- The word 'mirror' in 鏡 / jìng is the same word used for a common handheld looking glass, making the high-tech medical device sound quite archaic to a literal translator.
- Chinese patients may describe the discomfort of a 大腸鏡 using the word 脹 'bloated', a term that encompasses both physical pressure and a feeling of fullness.
- Because 大 means 'big', a learner might assume there is a 'small intestine mirror' for the small bowel, which is indeed called 小腸鏡.
Examples in context
- 医生建议您做一次结肠镜检查。The doctor recommends that you undergo a colonoscopy.
- 这是一项结肠内镜检查，请您准备好。This is a colonoscopy, please prepare yourself.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “colonoscopy” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
