Medicine and Recovery
Learn how to talk about symptoms, medicine, sick notes, health and recovery.
1. Symptoms and illness
咳嗽
ké sou
to cough多
duō
many / more少
shǎo
few / less怎么了
zěn me le
what happened?你怎么了？我咳嗽了。
What happened? I have a cough.
Quick Check
2. Medicine and treatment
打针
dǎ zhēn
injection吃药
chī yào
take medicine药
yào
medicine次
cì
time / occasion西药
xī yào
Western medicine医生说我要吃药，一天三次。
The doctor says I need to take medicine three times a day.
我不喜欢打针。
I do not like injections.
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3. Help and recovery
帮助
bāng zhù
to help大夫
dài fu
doctor原谅
yuán liàng
to forgive早日康复
zǎo rì kāng fù
get better soon大夫帮助我看病。
The doctor helps me with my illness.
祝你早日康复。
I wish you a speedy recovery.
4. Sick notes and messages
收件人
shōu jiàn rén
recipient发件人
fā jiàn rén
sender主题
zhǔ tí
subject / topic病假条
bìng jià tiáo
sick note请假
qǐng jià
ask for leave我生病了，所以要请假。
I am ill, so I need to ask for leave.
这个邮件的主题是病假条。
The subject of this email is sick note.
5. Appearance and health words
美
měi
beautiful / pretty难看
nán kàn
not good-looking胃
wèi
stomach健康
jiàn kāng
health / healthy零食
líng shí
snack丑
chǒu
ugly少吃零食对健康很好。
Eating fewer snacks is good for health.
我的胃不舒服。
My stomach does not feel well.
6. Hope and frequency
希望
xī wàng
to hope经常
jīng cháng
often长
zhǎng
to grow上个星期
shàng ge xīng qī
last week我希望你早日康复。
I hope you get better soon.
我经常锻炼身体。
I often exercise.
Final Check
Complete
我上个星期生病了，咳嗽得很厉害。大夫说我要吃药，一天三次。我希望早日康复。
Last week I was ill and had a bad cough. The doctor said I needed to take medicine three times a day. I hope to get better soon.