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Chinese phrases at the doctor

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  1. wǒ我yào要guàhào挂号。

    I’d like to register to see a doctor.

  2. nǐ你nǎlǐ哪里bù不shūfu舒服？

    What seems to be the problem?

  3. wǒ我gǎnmào感冒le了。

    I have a cold.

  4. wǒ我fāshāo发烧le了。

    I have a fever.

  5. wǒ我késou咳嗽sān三tiān天le了。

    I’ve been coughing for three days.

  6. wǒ我sǎngzi嗓子téng疼。

    I have a sore throat.

  7. wǒ我dùzi肚子téng疼。

    I have a stomach ache.

  8. wǒ我duì对qīngméisù青霉素guòmǐn过敏。

    I’m allergic to penicillin.

  9. wǒ我xūyào需要kàn看yīshēng医生。

    I need to see a doctor.

  10. yào要dǎzhēn打针ma吗？

    Do I need an injection?

  11. zhège这个yào药yī一tiān天chī吃jǐ几cì次？

    How many times a day do I take this medicine?

  12. yī一tiān天sāncì三次，fàn饭hòu后chī吃。

    Three times a day, after meals.

  13. wǒ我yǒu有yīliáo-bǎoxiǎn医疗保险。

    I have health insurance.

  14. wǒ我yào要qǐng请bìngjià病假。

    I need to take sick leave.

  15. zhù祝nǐ你zǎorì-kāngfù早日康复！

    Get well soon!

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How do you say “I’m sick” in Chinese?

我生病了 (wǒ shēngbìng le) is “I’m ill”; for feeling unwell, 我不舒服 (wǒ bù shūfu). Then say what hurts with 疼 (téng): 我头疼, 我肚子疼.

How do you see a doctor in China?

Most people go to a hospital’s outpatient department rather than a family doctor. You register first (挂号, guàhào) at a counter, a machine or the hospital’s app, then wait to be called.

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