Word deck · beginner
Health and body
Tired, hungry, sick, and asking 你怎么了？
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| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 身体 | shēntǐ | body / health | Common check-in, not a doctor’s chart. | |
| 累 | lèi | tired | 我累了 marks the change: I got tired. | |
| 饿 | è | hungry | 了 is almost automatic here. | |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | Same 了 pattern as 饿了. | |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to get sick | Verb-object; 了 for the new situation. | |
| 药 | yào | medicine | 吃 for taking pills is normal Mandarin. | |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital | 院 is yuàn, 4th tone. | |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor | 看医生 = see a doctor. | |
| 休息 | xiūxi | to rest | 一下 softens the suggestion. | |
| 疼 | téng | to hurt / ache | Body part + 疼. | |
| 怎么了 | zěnme le | what’s wrong? | Concern question, not “how do you do.” | |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable / well | Also used for shoes and chairs. |