Chinese for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 3

Symptoms advanced verbs

Chinese symptoms — 发烧 (have fever) — and respond 不发烧 (no fever) — verbs for body conditions.

Conversation

  1. Bolin Bolin

    您发烧吗？

    nín fā shāo ma?

    Do you have fever?

    Tip: 发烧<fāshāo> = to have a fever, to feel feverish

  2. Muri Muri

    不发烧。

    bù fā shāo

    I don't.

  3. Bolin Bolin

    咳嗽或者打喷嚏吗？

    késou huò zhě dǎ pēn tì ma?

    Do you cough or sneeze.

    Tip: 咳嗽<késou> = to cough 打喷嚏 <dǎpēntì> = to sneeze

  4. Muri Muri

    不咳嗽也不打喷嚏。

    bù ké sou ye bù dǎ pēn tì

    No, I don't cough and I don't sneeze.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is 发烧?

'Have a fever'. 发 (emit) + 烧 (burn/heat). 我发烧了 = 'I have a fever'.

Chinese symptoms vocabulary?

发烧 (fever), 咳嗽 (cough), 头疼 (headache), 嗓子疼 (sore throat), 流鼻涕 (runny nose), 没胃口 (no appetite).

What does 您 mean?

Polite/formal 'you'. Used with elders, strangers, customers. Equivalent to formal address.

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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