50 essential Traditional Chinese words at the doctor’s
50 Traditional Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Health and medicine, Human body and translated into English.
Health and medicine 25 words
| Traditional Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 瘀青 | bruise |
| 休息 | rest |
| 健康 | health |
| 病毒 | virus |
| 癌症 | cancer |
| 發燒 | fever |
| 痊癒 | to heal |
| 生病的 | sickAdjective, suffering from an illness |
| 開刀 | to operate |
| 飲食療法 | diet |
| 壓力 | stress |
| 疫苗 | vaccine |
| 檢驗 | test |
| 診療所 | practice |
| 疼痛 | pain |
| 衛生 | hygiene |
| 醫院 | hospital |
| 疾病 | illness |
| 醫師 | doctor |
| 病患 | patientNoun, person under a doctor’s care |
| 醫治 | to treat |
| 急診 | emergency |
| 傷口 | injury |
| 診所 | clinic |
| 身心障礙 | disability |
Human body 25 words
| Traditional Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 骨頭 | boneHard part of the skeleton |
| 脖子 | neck |
| 背部 | back |
| 鼻子 | nose |
| 視覺 | sight |
| 眼睛 | eye |
| 手臂 | arm |
| 肋骨 | rib |
| 心臟 | heart |
| 牙齒 | tooth |
| 肝臟 | liver |
| 味覺 | taste |
| 臉頰 | cheek |
| 手 | hand |
| 皮膚 | skin |
| 腳 | foot |
| 脾臟 | spleen |
| 血 | blood |
| 頭 | head |
| 聲音 | voice |
| 身體 | body |
| 手肘 | elbow |
| 頭骨 | skull |
| 手指 | finger |
| 額頭 | forehead |
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