HSK 1 · Article · 158 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-see-a-doctor-in-china

先挂号

How to see a doctor in China

Name: ________________ Date: ________

在zài中国zhōngguó，你nǐ生病shēngbìng了le，要yào去qù哪儿nǎr看病kànbìng？很hěn多duō人rén去qù医院yīyuàn。

到dào了le医院yīyuàn，你nǐ要yào“挂号guàhào”。挂号guàhào是shì什么shénme？是shì你nǐ和hé医院yīyuàn说shuō：“我wǒ今天jīntiān想xiǎng看kàn这zhè个gè医生yīshēng。”

在zài医院yīyuàn里挂号guàhào，有的时候yǒude-shíhou要yào很hěn长cháng时间shíjiān。现在xiànzài，很hěn多duō人rén在zài手机shǒujī上shàng挂号guàhào，到dào了le医院yīyuàn就jiù去qù看kàn医生yīshēng。

你nǐ见到jiàndào医生yīshēng，医生yīshēng会huì问wèn你nǐ：“你nǐ怎么zěnme了le？哪里nálǐ不bù舒服shūfu？”你nǐ可以kéyǐ说shuō：“我wǒ很hěn热rè，我wǒ想xiǎng睡觉shuìjiào。”看病kànbìng以后yǐhòu，你nǐ去qù买mǎi药yào。

有的时候yǒude-shíhou是shì小病xiǎobìng，你nǐ也yě可以kéyǐ不bú去qù医院yīyuàn，去qù你nǐ家jiā边上biānshang的de店diàn里买mǎi一点儿yìdiǎnr药yào。

你nǐ生病shēngbìng的de时候shíhou，会huì去qù哪儿nǎr？

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
中国zhōngguóChina
生病shēngbìngto fall ill; to be sick
去qùto go
看病kànbìngto see a doctor
很hěnvery; quite
多duōmany; much
人rénperson; people
医院yīyuànhospital
什么shénmewhat; anything
说shuōto speak; to say
今天jīntiāntoday
医生yīshēngdoctor

English (for the teacher)

In China, when you get sick, where do you go to see a doctor? Many people go to the hospital.

At the hospital, you need to “guahao”, to register. What is guahao? It’s you telling the hospital, “This is the doctor I’d like to see today.”

Registering at the hospital can sometimes take a long time. Now many people register on their phones and go straight to the doctor when they arrive.

When you see the doctor, they will ask you, “What’s the matter? Where don’t you feel well?” You can say, “I feel hot, and I want to sleep.” After seeing the doctor, you go and buy your medicine.

Sometimes it’s a small illness, and you can skip the hospital and buy some medicine at a shop near your home.

Where do you go when you’re sick?