If you want to describe someone's physical appearance or tell a doctor about what part of your body is bothering you, you'll need to know the names of the main parts of the human body in Chinese.

Check out the lists below, and take a little time to focus on learning how to say some of the most important body parts in Chinese.

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General body parts

身体 (shēn tǐ) - body

皮肤 (pí fū) - skin

肌肉 (jī ròu) - muscle(s)

毛 (máo) - (body/facial) hair

骨头 (gǔ tou) - bone(s)

关节 (guān jié) - joints

Head/Face

头 (tóu) - head

头发 (tóu fa) - hair (on head)

大脑 (dà nǎo) - brain

脸 (liǎn) - face

额头 (é tóu) - forehead

眼睛 (yǎn jīng) - eye(s)

眼皮 (yǎn pí) - eyelid(s)

眉毛 (méi mao) - eyebrow(s)

睫毛 (jié máo) - eyelash(es)

鼻子 (bí zi) - nose

脸颊 (liǎn jiá) - cheek

耳朵 (ěr duo) - ear(s)

嘴 (zuǐ) - mouth

嘴唇 (zuǐ chún) - lip(s)

牙齿 (yá chǐ) - tooth/teeth

舌头 (shé tou) - tongue

喉咙 (hóu lóng) - throat

Upper body

心脏 (xīn zàng) - heart

肝 (gān) - liver

肺 (fèi) - lung(s)

胃 (wèi) - stomach

大肠 (dà cháng) - large intestine

小肠 (xiǎo cháng) - small intestine

脖子 (bó zi) - neck

背 (bèi) - back

胸 (xiōng) - chest

肚子 (dù zi) - abdomen/belly

肩膀 (jiān bǎng) - shoulder(s)

胳膊 (gē bo) - arm(s)

胳膊肘 (gē bo zhǒu) - elbow(s)

手 (shǒu) - hand(s)

指关节 (zhǐ guān jié) - knuckle(s)

手指 (shǒu zhǐ) - finger(s)

指甲 (zhǐ jia) - fingernail(s)

Lower body

臀部 (tún bù) / 屁股 (pì gu) - buttocks

腿 (tuǐ) - leg(s)

膝盖 (xī gài) - knee(s)

脚 (jiǎo) - foot/feet

脚脖子 (jiǎo bó zi) - ankle(s)

脚趾 (jiǎo zhǐ) - toe(s)

脚趾甲 (jiǎo zhǐ jiǎ) - toenail(s)

Hope this list proves helpful as you continue your journey of mastering Chinese!