A Visit to the TCM Clinic 看中医
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ID: 10000
Pre-Intermediate
Have you ever seen a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor? In this lesson, learn how to talk about healthy and unhealthy habits, give advice with 应该 and 建议, and say what's good or bad for you. Plus, find out the universal prescription for a healthy lifestyle in China.
Yvonne, Cary
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大夫 | dài fu | Doctor | |
| 皮肤 | pí fū | Skin | |
| 饮食 | yǐn shí | Diet | |
| 睡眠 | shuì mián | Sleep |
大夫，我女儿最近脸上长了很多痘痘。
Dàifu, wǒ nǚ'ér zuìjìn liǎn shàng zhǎng le hěn duō dòudou.
Doctor, my daughter has had a lot of pimples on her face recently.
来，我先给你把把脉。
Lái, wǒ xiān gěi nǐ bǎ bǎ mài.
Come, let me take your pulse first.
嗯……你经常很晚睡觉，吃的东西也不太健康，对吧？
Ń... nǐ jīngcháng hěn wǎn shuìjiào, chī de dōngxi yě bú tài jiànkāng, duì ba?
Hmm... you often go to bed very late, and what you eat isn't very healthy, right?
你怎么知道的？！
Nǐ zěnme zhīdào de?!
How did you know?!
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