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zhèng-zhuàng
a symptom
miáo-shù
to describe
nǐ néng miáo-shù yí-xià nǐ de zhèng-zhuàng ma?
can you describe your symptoms?
kàn-bìng
to see a doctor
nǐ jīn-tiān lái kàn-bìng de yuán-yīn shì shén-me?
what brings you in today?
wǒ jīng-cháng tóu-tòng
I have headaches often
pín-lǜ
frequency
nǐ tóu-tòng de pín-lǜ rú-hé?
how often do you get these headaches?
nǐ zěn-me miáo-shù zhè zhǒng téng-tòng?
how would you describe the pain?
cì-tòng
sharp pain
yǐn-tòng
dull pain
shì cì-tòng
it's a sharp pain
gèng xiàng shì yǐn-yǐn zuò tòng
it's more of a dull ache
yí-cè
a side
téng-tòng shì yí cè hái shì liǎng cè dōu yǒu?
is the pain on one side of your head or both?
yǒu shén-me néng huǎn-jiě huò jiā zhòng téng-tòng ma?
does anything make it better or worse?
dòng de shí-hòu gèng téng
it's worse when I move
tǎng xià de shí-hòu hǎo yì-xiē
it's better when I'm lying down
nǐ chī guò shén-me yào ma?
have you taken anything for it?
bù-luò-fēn
ibuprofen
wǒ chī le bù-luò-fēn
I've had ibuprofen
nǐ hái yǒu qí-tā zhèng-zhuàng ma?
do you have any other symptoms?
wǒ zǒng shì hěn lèi
I'm tired all the time
zhè zhǒng gǎn-jué chí-xù duō-jiǔ le?
how long have you felt like this?
yǐ-jīng chí-xù le sān zhōu
it's been three weeks
nǐ shuì dé hǎo ma?
are you sleeping well?
wǒ zuì-jìn shuì-mián bù hǎo
I've been having trouble sleeping
chí-xù de
persistent
wǒ yǒu chí-xù-xìng de ké-sòu
I have a persistent cough
shì nǎ zhǒng ké-sòu?
what kind of cough is it?
shì gān-ké
it's a dry cough
shì shī-ké
it's a wet cough
yǒu hū-xī jí-cù ma?
any shortness of breath?
wǒ ér-zi fā-shāo hái yǒu pí-zhěn
my son has a fever and a rash
shén-me shí-hòu kāi-shǐ de?
when did this start?
shì zhōu-mò kāi-shǐ de
it started over the weekend
yǒu è-xīn huò ǒu-tù ma?
any nausea or vomiting?
ǒutù
to vomit
tā jīn-tiān zǎo-shàng ǒu-tù le
he threw up this morning
yǒu shén-me biàn-huà ma?
any changes in ...?
pái-biàn
a bowel movement
tā de pái-biàn qíng-kuàng yǒu biàn-huà ma?
any changes in his bowel movements?
shūfu
comfortable
tā wèi bù shū-fú
he's had an upset stomach
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