MANDARIN16 lines
Doctor & pharmacy
Symptoms, allergies, the insurance paperwork
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What you say
wǒ bù shūfu
I feel unwell
wǒ yào guàhào
I would like to register to see a doctor
When to use itPublic hospitals run on register → see doctor → pay → collect medicine, in that order.
yǒu shuō yīngyǔ de yīshēng ma
Is there an English-speaking doctor
zhèlǐ téng
It hurts here
wǒ fāshāo le
I have a fever
wǒ késou
I have a cough
wǒ lā dùzi
I have diarrhoea
wǒ duì … guòmǐn
I am allergic to …
When to use itHave the allergen written in Chinese in your phone before you need it.
wǒ zài chī zhège yào
I am taking this medication
wǒ yǒu shāngyè bǎoxiǎn
I have private insurance
wǒ yào shōujù hé bìnglì
I need the receipt and the medical record
When to use itInsurers ask for both. Collect them before you leave the building.
yǒu tuìshāoyào ma
Do you have anything for fever
What you hear
nǎlǐ bù shūfu
What is troubling you
liáng yíxià tǐwēn
Let us take your temperature
xiān qù jiǎofèi
Go and pay first
yì tiān sān cì
Three times a day
How far fifty words get you
A serviced compound in Gubei runs on fifty words. Ten minutes further out it does not. Tell us where you need to be each morning.
No match. Try a shorter word.
