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title: "Health Words in Chinese: 29 Medical Words With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "29 medical words in Chinese, like 医生 (yīshēng, doctor) and 大夫 (dàifu, doctor), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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[Chinese vocabulary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary) · 29 words

# Health Words in Chinese

The medical words to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E5%8C%BB%E9%99%A2%20%E5%8C%BB%E7%94%9F%20%E5%A4%A7%E5%A4%AB%20%E6%8A%A4%E5%A3%AB%20%E7%97%85%E4%BA%BA%20%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7%20%E8%BA%AB%E4%BD%93%20%E7%94%9F%E7%97%85%20%E7%97%85%20%E8%8D%AF%20%E8%8D%AF%E5%BA%97%20%E6%89%93%E9%92%88%20%E6%A3%80%E6%9F%A5%20%E6%8C%82%E5%8F%B7%20%E6%80%A5%E8%AF%8A%20%E6%89%8B%E6%9C%AF%20%E4%BD%8F%E9%99%A2%20%E6%95%91%E6%8A%A4%E8%BD%A6%20%E6%84%9F%E5%86%92%20%E5%8F%91%E7%83%A7%20%E5%92%B3%E5%97%BD%20%E7%96%BC%20%E8%BF%87%E6%95%8F%20%E5%8F%97%E4%BC%A4%20%E4%BD%93%E6%B8%A9%20%E8%A1%80%E5%8E%8B%20%E7%97%85%E6%AF%92%20%E7%96%AB%E8%8B%97%20%E4%BC%91%E6%81%AF)

- [医院yīyuànhospital](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8C%BB%E9%99%A2)
- [医生yīshēngdoctor](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8C%BB%E7%94%9F)
- [大夫dàifudoctor](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E5%A4%AB)
- [护士hùshinurse](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%A4%E5%A3%AB)
- [病人bìngrénsick person](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%97%85%E4%BA%BA)
- [健康jiànkānghealth](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7)
- [身体shēntǐbody](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BA%AB%E4%BD%93)
- [生病shēngbìngto fall ill](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E7%97%85)
- [病bìngillness](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%97%85)
- [药yàomedicine](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8D%AF)
- [药店yàodiànpharmacy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8D%AF%E5%BA%97)
- [打针dǎzhēnto give or receive an injection](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E9%92%88)
- [检查jiǎncháto check](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A3%80%E6%9F%A5)
- [挂号guàhàoto register (at a hospital)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8C%82%E5%8F%B7)
- [急诊jízhěnemergency treatment](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%80%A5%E8%AF%8A)
- [手术shǒushùsurgery](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%8B%E6%9C%AF)
- [住院zhùyuànto be hospitalized](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%8F%E9%99%A2)
- [救护车jiùhùchēambulance](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%91%E6%8A%A4%E8%BD%A6)
- [感冒gǎnmàocold](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%84%9F%E5%86%92)
- [发烧fāshāoto have a fever](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E7%83%A7)
- [咳嗽késoucough](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%92%B3%E5%97%BD)
- [疼téngto ache](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%96%BC)
- [过敏guòmǐnallergy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%87%E6%95%8F)
- [受伤shòushāngto be injured](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%97%E4%BC%A4)
- [体温tǐwēnbody temperature](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%93%E6%B8%A9)
- [血压xuèyāblood pressure](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%80%E5%8E%8B)
- [病毒bìngdúvirus](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%97%85%E6%AF%92)
- [疫苗yìmiáovaccine](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%96%AB%E8%8B%97)
- [休息xiūxito rest](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BC%91%E6%81%AF)

## More topics

## How do you say hospital in Chinese?

医院 (yīyuàn). The most common medical words are 医生 (yīshēng, doctor), 大夫 (dàifu, doctor), 护士 (hùshi, nurse).

## What’s the best way to learn Chinese words by topic?

Hear each word and say it back, then keep the list and let Review bring the words back until they stick. They stick for good once you meet them in real stories and shows, which is what our free Library and extension are for.

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- [Play them as bingo](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-bingo/health)
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Pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary. Open a word for its characters and real sentences.