We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Chinese words and phrases related to Health and Illnesses. Let’s hope you’ll never need them, but better be prepared than sorry as they say…
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Chinese (Mandarin)“.
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The Body
English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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body [Sg] | 身体 | shēn tǐ | zh-sing_body | bodies [Pl] | 身体 | shēn tǐ | zh-plur_body |
head [Sg] | 头 | tóu | zh-sing_head | heads [Pl] | 头 | tóu | zh-plur_head |
face [Sg] | 脸 | liǎn | zh-sing_face | faces [Pl] | 脸 | liǎn | zh-plur_face |
eye [Sg] | 眼睛 | yǎn jīng | zh-sing_eye | eyes [Pl] | 眼睛 | yǎn jīng | zh-plur_eye |
ear [Sg] | 耳朵 | ěr duo | zh-sing_ear | ears [Pl] | 耳朵 | ěr duo | zh-plur_ear |
nose [Sg] | 鼻子 | bí zi | zh-sing_nose | noses [Pl] | 鼻子 | bí zi | zh-plur_nose |
mouth [Sg] | 嘴巴 | zuǐ bā | zh-sing_mouth | mouths [Pl] | 嘴巴 | zuǐ bā | zh-plur_mouth |
tongue [Sg] | 舌头 | shé tóu | zh-sing_tongue | tongues [Pl] | 舌头 | shé tóu | zh-plur_tongue |
neck [Sg] | 脖子 | bó zi | zh-sing_neck | necks [Pl] | 脖子 | bó zi | zh-plur_neck |
chest [Sg] | 胸部 | xiōng bù | zh-sing_chest | chests [Pl] | 胸部 | xiōng bù | zh-plur_chest |
back / shoulder | 背 肩 | bèi jiān | zh-sing_backshoulder zh-sing_backshoulder-2 |
stomach [Sg] | 胃 腹部 肚子 | wèi fù bù dù zi | zh-sing_stomach zh-sing_stomach-2 zh-sing_stomach-3 | stomachs [Pl] | 胃 腹部 肚子 | wèi fù bù dù zi | zh-plur_stomach zh-plur_stomach-2 zh-plur_stomach-3 |
heart [Sg] | 心脏 | xīn zàng | zh-sing_heart | hearts [Pl] | 心脏 | xīn zàng | zh-plur_heart |
arm [Sg] | 手臂 | shǒu bì | zh-sing_arm | arms [Pl] | 手臂 | shǒu bì | zh-plur_arm |
elbow [Sg] | 手肘 | shǒu zhǒu | zh-sing_elbow | elbows [Pl] | 手肘 | shǒu zhǒu | zh-plur_elbow |
hand [Sg] | 手 | shǒu | zh-sing_hand | hands [Pl] | 手 | shǒu | zh-plur_hand |
right hand | 右手 | yòu shǒu | zh-sing_right-hand |
left hand | 左手 | zuǒ shǒu | zh-sing_left-hand |
finger [Sg] | 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | zh-sing_finger | fingers [Pl] | 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | zh-plur_finger |
leg [Sg] | 腿 | tuǐ | zh-sing_leg | legs [Pl] | 腿 | tuǐ | zh-plur_leg |
foot [Sg] | 脚 | jiǎo | zh-sing_foot | feet [Pl] | 脚 | jiǎo | zh-plur_foot |
skin | 皮肤 | pí fū | zh-sing_skin |
hair | 头发 | tóu fà | zh-sing_hair |
tooth [Sg] | 牙齿 | yá chǐ | zh-sing_tooth | teeth [Pl] | 牙齿 | yá chǐ | zh-plur_tooth |
blood | 血 | xiě | zh-sing_blood |
Health & Illnesses
English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
healthy | 健康的 | jiàn kāng de | zh-sing_healthy |
ill / sick | 生病的 | shēng bìng de | zh-sing_illsick |
ache [Sg] | 疼痛 | téng tòng | zh-sing_ache | aches [Pl] | 疼痛 | téng tòng | zh-plur_ache |
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts. | 我的 […] 疼。 | wǒ de […] téng. | zh-sing_my--achesmy--hurts |
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt. | 我的 […] 疼。 | wǒ de […] téng. | zh-sing_my--achemy--hurt |
I have a stomach ache. | 我肚子疼。 | wǒ dù zi téng. | zh-sing_i-have-a-stomach-ache |
My legs hurt. | 我腿疼。 | wǒ tuǐ téng. | zh-sing_my-legs-hurt |
doctor | 医生 | yī shēng | zh-sing_doctor |
medical office / doctor’s surgery | 医务室 手术室 | yī wù shì shǒu shù shì | zh-sing_medical-officedoctors-surgery zh-sing_medical-officedoctors-surgery-2 |
chemist’s / drugstore | 药店 | yào diàn | zh-sing_chemistsdrugstore |
hospital | 医院 | yī yuàn | zh-sing_hospital |
illness / malady | 疾病 | jí bìng | zh-sing_illnessmalady |
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