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Preparing Traditional Chinese Medicine

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ID: 2480 Intermediate
Have you been to the doctor lately? In this lesson, we get to experience a typical visit to a Chinese doctor who will diagnose and prescribe some traditional Chinese medicine to his patient.
Sun Jul 06 2014 | David, Shanell
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
最近 zuìjìn recently
老是 lǎoshì always
失眠 shīmián insomnia, loss of sleep
调理 tiáolǐ to recuperate, to regain health, to take care of
哪里不舒服啊？
nǎli bù shūfu ā ？
Where do you feel the pain?
我最近老是失眠，很容易累。所以想调理一下。
wǒ zuìjìn lǎoshì shīmián ，hěn róngyì lèi 。suǒyǐ xiǎng tiáolǐ yīxià 。
Recently, I haven't been sleeping, and get tired easily. So I want to take care of it.
手伸出来，让我把把脉。舌头伸出来。
shǒu shēn chūlái ，ràng wǒ bǎ bǎmài 。shétou shēn chūlái 。
Hold out your hand. Let me take your pulse. Stick out your tongue.
医生，没事儿吧？
yīshēng ，méishìer ba ？
Doctor, it's nothing, right?
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