Vocabulary

Narrative Vocabulary


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bìng

 

illness, sickness; sick

noun; verb

bìng cóng kǒu rù

bìng从口rù

disease enters the body through the mouth

proverb

病从口入

病從口入

cèsuǒ

cè所

toilet

noun

厕所

      廁所

times, classifier for time

classifier

dùzi

dù子

stomach

noun

肚子

肚子

hǎojǐcì

好几次

a good many times,  many times

number phrase

好几次

好幾次

huòzhě

 

or

conjunction

或者

或者

jiā

classifier for restaurants, family

classifier

kàn bìng

看bìng

see a doctor

verb + object

看病

看病

kěnéng

可能

possibly, possible

adverb, adjectival verb, noun

可能

可能

 

hot and spicy

adjectival verb

mǎshàng

马上

immediately

adverb

马上

馬上

shàng cèsuǒ

上cè所

go to the toilet

verb + object

上厕所

上廁所

shūfu

shū服

comfortable

adjectival verb

舒服

舒服

 

night*

noun

yī yè

一yè

the whole night

noun phrase

一夜

一夜

yīyuàn

yī院

hospital

noun

医院

醫院

Dialogue Part A Vocabulary


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dàgài

大gài

probably

adverb

大概

大概

hǎoxiàng

好像

appear, seem to be

verb

好像

好像

lā dùzi

lā dù子

have diarrhea

verb + object

拉肚子

拉肚子

shēng bìng

生bìng

become sick

verb + object

生病

生病

shuìzháo

睡zháo

fall asleep

verb + resultative ending

睡着

睡著

shuìbúzháo

睡不zháo

unable to fall asleep

potential form of resultative verb

睡不着

睡不著

yèlǐ

yè里

middle of the night

time phrase

夜里

夜裡

zháo

 

reach the intended goal*

resultative ending

Dialogue Part B Vocabulary


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bí shuǐ

bí水

snot

noun phrase

鼻水

鼻水

chúle

chú了

except, besides

preposition

除了

除了

ěrduo

 

ear(s)

noun

耳朵

耳朵

dǎ pēntì

打pēntì

sneeze

verb + object

打喷嚏

打噴嚏

fā shāo

发shāo

have fever

verb + object

发烧

發燒

fā yán

发yán

be inflamed

verb + object

发炎

發炎

gǎnmào

 

catch a cold;common cold

verb; noun

感冒

感冒

késou

 

cough

verb

咳嗽

咳嗽

lìqi

lì气

energy

noun

力气

力氣

liú

flow

verb

liú bíshuǐ

流bí水

have a runny nose

verb + object

流鼻水

流鼻水

quán shēn

全shēn

entire body

noun phrase

全身

全身

sǎngzi

sǎng子

throat

noun

嗓子

嗓子

shàng huǒ

上火

be inflamed, have too much heat
(see notes on Chinese culture)

verb + object

上火

上火

shāo

shāo

cook, simmer
fever

verb
noun

shétóu

shé头

tongue

noun

舌头

舌頭

shēntǐ

 

body

noun

身体

身體

téng

 

painful, hurt

adjectival verb

tóu

head

noun

tóu téng

头téng

have a headache

phrase (adjectival verb;  subject + verb)

头疼

頭疼

tóu yūn

头yūn

lightheaded, dizzy

phrase (adjectival verb;  subject + verb)

头晕

頭暈

 

vomit

verb

yǎnjīng

 

eye(s)

noun

眼睛

眼睛

yīshēng

yī生

doctor

noun

医生

醫生

yǐwài

以外

except (for), outside of

noun

以外

以外

yūn

 

dizzy

adjectival verb

zěnme le?

怎么了?

what’s the matter?

conversational expression

怎么了

怎麼了

zhāngkāi

张开

open up

verb

张开

張開

zuǐba

 

mouth

noun

嘴巴

嘴巴

Dialogue Part C Vocabulary


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bǎo

 

full (from eating)

adjectival verb

biàn

 

become, change into

verb

dài

 

wear (on the head or upper extremities)

verb

jìde

remember

verb

记得

記得

kāi yào

开yào

write a prescription

verb + object

开药

開藥

kǒuzhào

口zhào

face mask

noun phrase

口罩

口罩

piàn

tablet, slice

classifier

Sìchuān

四chuān

Sichuan

Chinese province

四川

四川

tiānqì

天气

weather

noun

天气

天氣

xiǎoxīn

小心

careful

adjectival verb

小心

小心

yào

 

medicine

noun

zhèngzhuàng

 

symptom

noun

症状

症狀

zuì jìn

最近

recently

adverb

最近

最近