🏥 看医生 (kàn yī shēng) - Visiting the Doctor

Sandy visiting the hospital for check-up

Learn to talk about hospital visits and medical care using familiar vocabulary and simple expressions.

Chinese lesson from Friday, June 20, 2025

🩺 Medical Visit & Care

Essential phrases for talking about doctor visits and hospital care, using vocabulary we already know.

Perfect for beginners and essential concepts

📚 Key Phrase: 我去医院 (wǒ qù yī yuàn)

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Grammar Focus

🏥 Medical Visit Expressions

This lesson helps you express medical needs and hospital visits using familiar vocabulary patterns. These phrases combine words you already know to talk about health care.

1. Expressing Need with 需要

我需要 + Verb
wǒ xū yào + Verb
Used to express what you need to do
我需要看医生
wǒ xū yào kàn yī shēng
I need to see a doctor

2. Feelings with 感觉

我感觉 + Adjective
wǒ gǎn jué + Adjective
Express how you feel physically or emotionally
我感觉不好
wǒ gǎn jué bù hǎo
I don't feel well

3. Future Recovery with 会

我会 + Verb + 起来
wǒ huì + Verb + qǐ lái
Express gradual improvement or getting better
我会好起来
wǒ huì hǎo qǐ lái
I will get better

4. Location Questions

Subject + 在哪里?
Subject + zài nǎ lǐ?
Ask where something is located
医院在哪里?
yī yuàn zài nǎ lǐ?
Where is the hospital?
我去医院
wǒ qù yī yuàn
I go to the hospital
Voy al hospital

词汇 Vocabulary Practice

Practice writing the phrases from today's Chinese lesson!

我去医院
wǒ qù yī yuàn
English:
I go to the hospital
Español:
Voy al hospital
医生很好
yī shēng hěn hǎo
English:
The doctor is very good
Español:
El médico es muy bueno
我需要看医生
wǒ xū yào kàn yī shēng
English:
I need to see a doctor
Español:
Necesito ver a un médico
医院在哪里?
yī yuàn zài nǎ lǐ?
English:
Where is the hospital?
Español:
¿Dónde está el hospital?
我感觉不好
wǒ gǎn jué bù hǎo
English:
I don't feel well
Español:
No me siento bien
医生帮助我
yī shēng bāng zhù wǒ
English:
The doctor helps me
Español:
El médico me ayuda
我会好起来
wǒ huì hǎo qǐ lái
English:
I will get better
Español:
Me pondré mejor
护士很友好
hù shì hěn yǒu hǎo
English:
The nurse is very friendly
Español:
La enfermera es muy amable
医院很安全
yī yuàn hěn ān quán
English:
The hospital is very safe
Español:
El hospital es muy seguro
谢谢医生
xiè xiè yī shēng
English:
Thank you, doctor
Español:
Gracias, doctor

文化 Cultural Insights

🏥 Healthcare in Chinese Culture

In Chinese culture, visiting the doctor and hospital care are taken very seriously. Patients show great respect to medical professionals, and family support during illness is considered essential.

The phrase 医者仁心 (doctors have benevolent hearts) reflects the high regard for medical professionals who dedicate themselves to healing and caring for others.

作业 Homework & Practice


🏠 Medical Care Homework

1. 🏥 Practice saying "我需要看医生" when you don't feel well

2. 🩺 Learn to ask "医院在哪里?" for emergency situations

3. 💙 Remember to say "谢谢医生" to show gratitude

4. 🌟 Use "我会好起来" to express hope for recovery


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