Intermediate - Traditional Chinese Medicine (C2480)

A: 哪里不舒服啊?
nǎli bù shūfu ā?
Where do you feel the pain?
B: 我最近老是失眠,很容易累。所以想调理一下。
wǒ zuìjìn lǎoshì shīmián, hěn róngyì lèi. suǒyǐ xiǎng tiáolǐ yīxià.
Recently, I haven't been sleeping, and get tired easily. So I want to take care of it.
A: 手伸出来,让我把把脉。舌头伸出来。
shǒu shēn chūlái, ràng wǒ bǎ bǎmài. shétou shēn chūlái.
Hold out your hand. Let me take your pulse. Stick out your tongue.
B: 医生,没事儿吧?
yīshēng, méishìer ba?
Doctor, it's nothing, right?
A: 没什么大问题,有点气虚。给你开点药。
méi shénme dà wèntí, yǒudiǎnr qìxū. gěi nǐ kāi diǎnr yào.
There is no big problem. A bit deficient in vital energy. I will prescribe some medicine for you.
B: 药怎么煎啊?
yào zěnme jiān ā?
How do I decoct the medicine?
A: 煎两次,把药汁混起来,分两次喝。早晚各一次。
jiān liǎng cì, bǎ yàozhī hùn qǐlái, fēn liǎng cì hē. zǎo wǎn gè yī cì.
Decoct twice, mix up the decoction, and drink it in two batches. Once in the morning and once in the evening.
B: 这样得每天早上起来煎药啊。
zhèyàng děi měitiān zǎoshang qǐlái jiān yào ā.
That means I have to decoct the medicine every morning when I get up.
A: 如果你觉得麻烦,也可以代煎。
rúguǒ nǐ juéde máfan, yě kěyǐ dàijiān.
If you feel it's a nuisance, we can decoct it for you.
B: 是医院帮我煎吗?
shì yīyuàn bāng wǒ jiān ma?
It's the hospital that would decoct it for me?
A: 是的,你付一点代煎费,医院就可以帮你煎好,真空包装的。喝的时候热一热,比较方便。
shì de, nǐ fù yīdiǎn dàijiānfèi, yīyuàn jiù kěyǐ bāng nǐ jiān hǎo, zhēnkōng bāozhuāng de. hē de shíhou rè yī rè, bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
Yes. You pay a small fee for decocting. Then the hospital can decoct it for you and vacuum pack it. If you heat it up when you drink it, it's easier to drink.
B: 那我选代煎吧。今天可以拿到吗?
nà wǒ xuǎn dàijiān ba. jīntiān kěyǐ ná dào ma?
Then I will get it decocted for me. Can I get it today?
A: 不行,煎药需要时间。最快也要明天才能拿。你先去付钱,再去煎药窗口登记。
bùxíng, jiān yào xūyào shíjiān. zuìkuài yě yào míngtiān cái néng ná. nǐ xiān qù fù qián, zài qù jiān yào chuāngkǒu dēngjì.
No, that won't work. Decocting takes time. The soonest would be tomorrow that you could get it. First, go and pay and then go to the window for medicine decoction and register.
B: 好的,谢谢医生。
hǎo de, xièxie yīshēng.
Ok, thanks Doctor.

Key Vocabulary

最近 zuìjìn recently
老是 lǎoshì always
失眠 shīmián insomnia, loss of sleep
调理 tiáolǐ to recuperate, to regain health, to take care of
把脉 bǎmài to take pulse
气虚 qìxū deficient in vital energy
开药 kāiyào to prescribe medicine
jiān to decoct
药汁 yàozhī decoction
hùn to mix
代煎 dàijiān to decoct Chinese medicine for someone
真空 zhēnkōng vacuum
包装 bāozhuāng to pack
窗口 chuāngkǒu window
登记 dēngjì to register

Supplementary Vocabulary

中药 zhōngyào Traditional Chinese Medicine
不舒服 bùshūfu uncomfortable
阴阳 yīnyáng Yin and Yang principle
代替 dàitì instead of

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