day 20at the doctor’s

at the doctor’s

Tell a doctor what is wrong and for how long, understand simple advice, and say what you can or can’t do (听得懂, 走不动).

today’s words

• 发烧 fāshāo · to have a fever
• 感冒 gǎnmào · a cold; to catch a cold
• 病人 bìngrén · patient (in hospital)
• 住院 zhùyuàn · to be in hospital
• 出院 chūyuàn · to leave hospital
• 检查 jiǎnchá · to check, examine
• 急 jí · urgent; anxious
• 着急 zháojí · worried, anxious; in a hurry
• 担心 dānxīn · to worry
• 放心 fàngxīn · to be at ease, stop worrying
• 注意 zhùyì · to pay attention, be careful
• 小心 xiǎoxīn · to be careful; careful!
• 害怕 hàipà · to be afraid, scared
• 怕 pà · to fear, be afraid of
• 得 dé · to get, catch (an illness)
• 不行 bùxíng · no good, won’t do; no way
• 健康 jiànkāng · healthy; health
• 锻炼 duànliàn · to exercise, work out

sentences

• 我感冒了，有点儿发烧。 · I’ve got a cold and a bit of a temperature.
• 医生说得很慢，我听得懂。 · The doctor speaks slowly, so I can understand.
• 我的腿很疼，走不动了。 · My legs hurt so much I can’t walk any further.
• 奶奶出院一个星期了。 · Grandma came out of hospital a week ago.
• 别担心，多休息就好了。 · Don’t worry: get plenty of rest and you’ll be fine.