Intermediate - Visiting the Hospital with a Fever (C1366)

A: 哪儿不舒服啊?
nǎr bù shūfu a?
What is bothering you?
B: 我头晕,嗓子疼,咳嗽。
wǒ tóuyūn, sǎngzi téng, késou.
I'm dizzy, my throat hurts, and I have a cough.
A: 发烧吗?
fāshāo ma?
Do you have a fever?
B: 嗯。
ng4.
Yeah.
A: 给你体温计,先量一下体温。
gěi nǐ tǐwēnjì, xiān liáng yīxià tǐwēn.
Here's a thermometer. First, we'll take your temperature.
B: 好了,麻烦你看一下。
hǎo le, máfan nǐ kàn yīxià.
Done. Could you take a look for me?
A: 哟,39度9,去那边挂号,挂内科。
yo, sānshí jiǔ dù jiǔ, qù nàbiān guàhào, guà nèikē.
39.9 degrees. Go over there, take a number, and register at internal medicine.
C: 发烧几天了?
fāshāo jǐ tiān le?
How many days have you had a fever?
B: 两天了。
liǎng tiān le.
It's been two days.
C: 先去验血吧!
xiān qù yànxiě ba!
Go have your blood tested first.
B: 能不能不验血?
néng bu néng bù yànxiě?
Is it possible to not do a blood test?
C: 不验血我怎么给你看?怎么给你开药?
bù yànxiě wǒ zěnme gěi nǐ kàn? zěnme gěi nǐ kāiyào?
If you don't do a blood test, how can I determine your illness? How can I prescribe medication?
B: 哦,好吧。
ò, hǎo ba.
Oh, OK.

Key Vocabulary

舒服 shūfu comfortable
头晕 tóuyūn dizzy
嗓子 sǎngzi throat
téng to hurt
咳嗽 késou to cough
发烧 fāshāo to have a fever
liáng to measure
体温计 tǐwēnjì thermometer
体温 tǐwēn body temperature
麻烦 máfan trouble
degree
挂号 guàhào to register
内科 nèikē internal medicine
guà to hang
验血 yànxiě to do a blood test
开药 kāiyào to write a prescription
yàn to examine

Supplementary Vocabulary

打喷嚏 dǎ pēnti to sneeze
喉咙 hóulong throat
打针 dǎzhēn to get an injection
挂盐水 guà yánshuǐ to get a saline drip
吃药 chīyào to take medicine
护士 hùshi nurse
看病 kànbìng to have an illness seen by a doctor
温度 wēndù temperature
外科 wàikē surgical department

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