---
title: "我生病了 | How to call in sick in Chinese | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "How to call in sick in Chinese: 我生病了 and 请假, in an easy HSK 1 story about a sick day and a surprise at the hospital."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-call-in-sick-in-chinese"
published: "2026-11-02"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Original story · [HSK 1](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-1)

# 我生病了

How to call in sick in Chinese

早上七点，我觉得很冷，很不想起床。我生病了。

我给公司打电话请假：“邵先生，我生病了，今天不能去上班了。”

“好，没关系。今天你在家好好休息吧，不要来公司了。”

我睡了一上午。下午，我去医院看医生。

医院里人很多。我坐下，看见了一个人。是邵先生！

他也看见了我。我们都笑了。

“你也生病了？”“是啊，我今天也请假了。”

“那公司里谁在工作呢？”

他想了想：“我也不知道。”

**139 characters** in this story

HSK 1**中午一起吃饭吗？**

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## Words in this story

- [请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AF%B7%E5%81%87)
- [笑xiàoto laugh](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AC%91)
- [啊a(particle) at the end of a sentence, softens it or shows feeling](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%95%8A)
- [早上zǎoshangmorning](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A9%E4%B8%8A)
- [七qīseven](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%83)
- [点diǎno'clock](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%B9)
- [我wǒI](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%88%91)
- [觉得juédeto think](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A7%89%E5%BE%97)
- [很hěnvery](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BE%88)
- [冷lěngcold](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%86%B7)
- [起床qǐchuángto get up](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%B7%E5%BA%8A)
- [生病shēngbìngto fall ill](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E7%97%85)
- [了le(particle) marks a change or a new situation](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%86)
- [给gěifor](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%99)
- [公司gōngsīcompany](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8)
- [打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E7%94%B5%E8%AF%9D)