💗 照顾 (zhào gù) - Caring for Someone When Injured

Learn essential vocabulary for caring when someone gets hurt. Practice expressing concern, offering help, and providing comfort using HSK1-HSK2 level vocabulary.

Chinese lesson from Tuesday, June 24, 2025

🩹 When Someone Gets Hurt

Learn how to express concern and offer immediate help when someone is injured using simple, caring language.

Perfect for beginners and essential concepts

📚 Key Phrase: 你怎么了? (nǐ zěn me le?)

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Grammar Focus

💗 Caring for Someone When Injured

Today we learn essential phrases for showing care and concern when someone gets hurt. These expressions combine immediate help with emotional support, which is deeply valued in Chinese culture.
🤔 Expressing Concern Pattern:
你怎么了? (nǐ zěn me le?)

This is the first thing you say when someone looks hurt or upset. It means "What's wrong?" or "What happened?" and shows immediate care and concern.
💊 Offering Help Pattern:
我 + [action verb] + 你
• 我帮你 (wǒ bāng nǐ) - I help you
• 我给你买药 (wǒ gěi nǐ mǎi yào) - I buy medicine for you
• 我给你打电话 (wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà) - I call for you
疼不疼?
téng bù téng?
Does it hurt?
🩹 A-not-A Questions for Pain:
The pattern 疼不疼? is perfect for asking about pain levels:
• 疼不疼? - Does it hurt?
• 好不好? - Is it okay/good?

This structure shows caring concern while getting specific information.
💗 Comfort Phrases - Modern Support:
Immediate comfort: 别担心 (bié dān xīn) - Don't worry
Future hope: 会好的 (huì hǎo de) - It will get better
Emotional support: 你很勇敢 (nǐ hěn yǒng gǎn) - You are brave
💡 Cultural Insight:
Combining these phrases shows both immediate care and long-term emotional support, which is highly valued in Chinese culture. The progression from concern → help → comfort reflects traditional Chinese values of comprehensive care.
你怎么了?
nǐ zěn me le?
What happened to you?
¿Qué te pasó?

词汇 Vocabulary Practice

Practice writing the phrases from today's Chinese lesson!

你怎么了?
nǐ zěn me le?
English:
What happened to you?
Español:
¿Qué te pasó?
你好吗?
nǐ hǎo ma?
English:
How are you? (caring)
Español:
¿Cómo estás?
疼不疼?
téng bù téng?
English:
Does it hurt?
Español:
¿Te duele?
我帮你
wǒ bāng nǐ
English:
I will help you
Español:
Te ayudo
你需要看医生
nǐ xū yào kàn yī shēng
English:
You need to see a doctor
Español:
Necesitas ver un médico
我给你打电话
wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà
English:
I will call for you
Español:
Te voy a llamar
你坐下
nǐ zuò xià
English:
You sit down
Español:
Siéntate
我买药
wǒ mǎi yào
English:
I will buy medicine
Español:
Voy a comprar medicina
要喝水吗?
yào hē shuǐ ma?
English:
Do you want to drink water?
Español:
¿Quieres beber agua?
我和你一起去
wǒ hé nǐ yì qǐ qù
English:
I will go with you
Español:
Voy contigo
别担心
bié dān xīn
English:
Don't worry
Español:
No te preocupes
会好的
huì hǎo de
English:
It will get better
Español:
Va a mejorar
你很勇敢
nǐ hěn yǒng gǎn
English:
You are very brave
Español:
Eres muy valiente
我爱你
wǒ ài nǐ
English:
I love you (caring support)
Español:
Te amo

文化 Cultural Insights

🏥 Chinese Healthcare Culture

In Chinese culture, caring for someone who is hurt goes beyond just medical help. It includes emotional support, staying with the person, and ensuring they don't feel alone during recovery.

📱 Modern Care Expressions

Modern Chinese uses technology-related care: 我给你打电话 (I'll call for you) shows how traditional caring adapts to include modern tools like phones for getting help.

💝 Emotional Support Language

Phrases like 你很勇敢 (you are brave) and 我爱你 (I love you) show how Chinese expresses deep care beyond just physical help. Family-style support is highly valued.

❤️ Caring and Comfort

Explore expressions of care, comfort, and ongoing support using modern, colloquial greetings and caring phrases.

For students ready to dive deeper

📖 Reading Practice

📖 小丽受伤了 - Xiao Li Got Injured

Jīn tiān xiǎo Lì zài gōng yuán wán de shí hòu, bù xiǎo xīn shuāi dǎo le.
今天小丽在公园玩的时候,不小心摔倒了。
Tā de péng yǒu xiǎo Míng kàn jiàn le, gǎn kuài pǎo guò qù.
她的朋友小明看见了,赶快跑过去。
Xiǎo Míng wèn: "Xiǎo Lì, nǐ zěn me le? Téng bù téng?"
小明问:"小丽,你怎么了?疼不疼?"
Xiǎo Lì shuō: "Wǒ de tuǐ hěn téng, wǒ zhàn bù qǐ lái."
小丽说:"我的腿很疼,我站不起来。"
Xiǎo Míng shuō: "Bié dān xīn, wǒ bāng nǐ. Wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà jiào jiù hù chē."
小明说:"别担心,我帮你。我给你打电话叫救护车。"
Tā hái shuō: "Nǐ xiān zuò xià, bù yào dòng. Yào hē shuǐ ma?"
他还说:"你先坐下,不要动。要喝水吗?"
Xiǎo Lì hěn gǎn dòng, shuō: "Xiè xie nǐ, nǐ zhēn shì gè hǎo péng yǒu."
小丽很感动,说:"谢谢你,你真是个好朋友。"
Jiù hù chē lái le, yī shēng shuō xiǎo Lì xū yào qù yī yuàn jiǎn chá.
救护车来了,医生说小丽需要去医院检查。
Xiǎo Míng shuō: "Wǒ hé nǐ yì qǐ qù, wǒ bù huì ràng nǐ yí ge rén qù de."
小明说:"我和你一起去,我不会让你一个人去的。"
Zài yī yuàn lǐ, yī shēng shuō: "Méi yǒu dà wèn tí, xiū xi jǐ tiān jiù huì hǎo de."
在医院里,医生说:"没有大问题,休息几天就会好的。"
Xiǎo Míng ān wèi xiǎo Lì: "Nǐ hěn yǒng gǎn, bié dān xīn, wǒ huì zhào gù nǐ."
小明安慰小丽:"你很勇敢,别担心,我会照顾你。"

📝 Vocabulary from this reading:

摔倒
shuāi dǎo
to fall down
赶快
gǎn kuài
hurry up, quickly
站不起来
zhàn bù qǐ lái
can't stand up
救护车
jiù hù chē
ambulance
感动
gǎn dòng
moved, touched (emotionally)
检查
jiǎn chá
to examine, check
安慰
ān wèi
to comfort, console

作业 Homework & Practice

💗 Caring & Helping Practice

📝 Writing Practice:
1. Write 5 sentences about how you help someone who is hurt using: 我 + [action] + 你
2. Create caring conversations: A: 你怎么了? B: 我... A: 我帮你...
3. Write 3 comfort phrases using 别担心, 会好的, 你很勇敢

🗣️ Speaking Practice:
4. Practice asking about pain: 疼不疼? and offering help: 我帮你...
5. Learn to comfort in Chinese: 别担心,会好的 (at least 5 different situations)

🎯 Real Life Application:
6. Help someone this week and describe it in Chinese using today's vocabulary
7. Learn 3 body parts in Chinese and practice: 我的[body part]疼

💡 Bonus Challenge:
Create an emergency contact conversation: 我给你打电话 + who you would call

🌟 Cultural Reflection:
Think about: How do caring expressions differ between your culture and Chinese culture? What does 我爱你 mean in a caring context?

Practice Checklist:

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