Chinese for English speakers Farm · Lesson 5

A medical check

Visit a Chinese doctor — 要不要去医院看病? (Shall we go to the hospital for a check-up?) — and 认识一位...医生 (I know a ... doctor).

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    要不要去医院看病?

    yào bú yào qù yī yuàn kàn bìng?

    Shall we go to the hospital and visit the doctor?

    Tip: 医院 <yiīyuàn> = hospital 看病<kànbìng> = to have a medical check

  2. Yaya Yaya

    我认识一位很热情的医生。

    wǒ rèn shi yí wèi hěn rè qíng de yī shēng.

    I know a very kind doctor.

    Tip: 热情 <rèqíng> = kind, gentle, nice 医生 <yīsheng> = doctor, physician

  3. Muri Muri

    好吧，我们去医院吧。

    hǎo ba, wǒ men qù yī yuàn ba.

    fine, let's go to the hospital.

  4. Muri Muri

    谢谢你的关心。

    xiè xie nǐ de guān xi.

    Thanks for checking on me.

    Tip: 关心 <guānxī> = to be concerned about ...

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 看病 mean?

'See a doctor / get a check-up'. 看 (see/look) + 病 (illness). 去医院看病 = 'go to the hospital for treatment'.

What is 要不要?

'Shall we ...? / want to ...?'. Verb-not-verb pattern. 要不要喝茶? = 'want some tea?'.

Chinese medical vocabulary?

医生 (doctor), 护士 (nurse), 医院 (hospital), 药 (medicine), 药店 (pharmacy), 挂号 (register at hospital).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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