How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: health and medical

At the doctor’s or at the pharmacy: symptoms, illnesses, treatments and medicines in Traditional Chinese.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Health and medicine”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
捐血	blood donation
抽血	blood test
瘀青	bruise
癌症	cancer
補充醫療保險	complementary health cover
看診	consultation
身心障礙	disability
醫師	doctor
發燒	fever
頭痛	headache
健康	health
健康保險	health insurance
衛生	hygiene
感染	infection
傷口	injury
病歷	medical record
藥物	medicine
助產士	midwife
疼痛	pain
藥局	pharmacy
處方箋	prescription
檢疫	quarantine
休息	rest
生病的	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
病假	sick leave
副作用	side effect
壓力	stress
外科醫師	surgeon
檢驗	test
看醫生	to consult
弄傷自己	to hurt oneself
開刀	to operate
康復	to recover
受苦	to suffer
醫治	to treat
牙痛	toothache
治療	treatment
疫苗	vaccine
病毒	virus
候診室	waiting room

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
成癮	addiction
酗酒	alcoholism
救護車	ambulance
麻醉	anaesthesia
氣喘	asthma
繃帶	bandage
燒傷	burn
護理助理	care assistant
石膏	cast
膽固醇	cholesterol
感冒	cold
療養	convalescence
咳嗽	coughNoun, the symptom itself
割傷	cut
糖尿病	diabetes
腹瀉	diarrhoea
滴劑	drops
食物中毒	food poisoning
家庭醫師	general practitioner
失眠	insomnia
噁心	nausea
肥胖	obesity
手術室	operating theatre
藥師	pharmacist
肺炎	pneumonia
義肢	prosthesis
復原	recovery
疤痕	scar
扭傷	sprain
糖漿	syrup
體溫計	thermometer
流血	to bleed
得感冒	to catch a cold
移植	transplant
輪椅	wheelchair

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
貧血	anaemia
麻醉科醫師	anaesthetist
抗生素	antibiotic
膠囊	capsule
心臟科醫師	cardiologist
傳染	contagion
拐杖	crutch
脫水	dehydration
皮膚科醫師	dermatologist
劑量	dosage
急救員	first aider
藥膏	ointment
物理治療	physiotherapy
復發	relapse
安眠藥	sleeping pill
吸菸	smoking habit
夾板	splint
腸胃炎	stomach bug
中暑	sunstroke
針筒	syringe
咽喉炎	throat infection
收治住院	to hospitalise
接種疫苗	to vaccinate
嘔吐	vomiting
X光檢查	X ray

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.