VISITING A HOSPITAL IN CHINA

Updated October 27, 2020

If you are living in China, it’s very likely that you gonna visit a hospital someday.

However, do you know how to visit a Chinese hospital, communicate with a doctor, and buy medicine (in China)?

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How about we learn some common Mandarin Chinese words/phrases for visiting a doctor/hospital in China?

Basic Mandarin Phrases

1. Doctor: What sickness do you have?
2. nǐ nǎli bù shūfu ?
3. 你哪里不舒服？

1. You: I have a headache
2. 我头痛
3. wǒ tóutòng

1. You: I caught a cold.
2. wǒ gǎnmào le
3. 我感冒了。

1. Doctor: Do you have a fever?
2. nǐ fāshāo ma?
3. 你发烧吗？

1. You: No, I don’t have a fever.
2. wǒ bù fāshāo.
3. 我不发烧。

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1. Doctor: Do you have diarrhea?
2. nǐ yǒuméiyǒu lā dùzi？
3. 你有没有拉肚子？

1. You: Yes, I had a bad case of diarrhea yesterday.
2. shìde,wǒ zuótiān yìzhí lā dùzi.
3. 是的，我昨天一直拉肚子。

How to Buy Medicine In A Chinese Pharmacy?

How about buying medicine in China?

Now let’s learn a few sentences for buying medicine in China!

1. Pharmacist: Hello! How may I help you?
2. nínhǎo! nín xūyào shénme yào?
3. 您好！您需要什么药？

1. You:  I want to buy some vitamin tablets and anti-cold medicine.
2. wǒ xiǎng mǎi gǎnmào yào hé wéishēngsù piàn.
3. 我想买感冒药和维生素片。

1. Pharmacist: How about these medicine?
2. zhè xiē kěyǐ ma?
3. 这些可以吗？

1. You:  Okay
2. kěyǐ.
3. 可以。

1. Pharmacist：For vitamin tablets, One-a-Day. For anti-cold medicine, two tablets, three times a day.
2. wéishēngsù piàn yì tiān chī yí cì, měicì yípiàn. gǎnmào yào yì tiān sān cì, měicì liǎng lì.
3. 维生素片一天吃一次，每次一片。感冒药一天三次，每次两粒。

1. You: Okay. Thank you very much!
2. hǎo de, xièxie nǐ
3. 好的，谢谢你！

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Vocabulary

Be Sick	Shēngbìng	生病
Injured	Shòushāng	受伤
Toothache	Yátòng	牙痛
Stomachache	Wèitòng	胃痛
Headache	Tóutòng	头痛
Backache	Bèitòng	背痛
Have A Cold	Gǎnmào	感冒
Have A Fever	Fāshāo	发烧
Stuffy Nose	Bísāi	鼻塞
Vomit	Ǒutù	呕吐
Allergy/Allergic	Guò Mǐn	过敏
Cough	Késou	咳嗽
Diarrhea	Lā Dùzi	拉肚子
Nauseous	Ěxīn	恶心
Hospital	Yīyuàn	医院
To Register	Guà Hào	挂号
Nurse	Hùshi	护士
Surgeon	Wàikē Yīsheng	外科医生
Inspection/ Examine	Jiǎn Chá	检查
Blood Test	Yànxiě	验血
Result	Jiéguǒ	结果
Wheelchair	Lún Yǐ	轮椅
Surgical Operation	Shǒu Shù	手术
To Be Hospitalized	Zhù Yuàn	住院
To Leave Hospital	Chū Yuàn	出院
Thermometer	Wēndùjì	温度计
Emergency Room	Jízhěn Shì	急诊室
Pharmacy	Yàodiàn	药店
Vitamin	Wéishēng Sù	维生素
Imported Medicine	Jìnkǒu Yào	进口药
Anti-Cold Medicine	Gǎnmào Yào	感冒药
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs	Xiāoyán Yào	消炎药
Hedex	Tóu Tòng Yào	头痛药
Stomach Medicine	Wèi Yào	胃药