EP76 就诊 Getting Treatment

 Chinese 101: Getting treatment of “上火(to rise in internal heat)”

 

Language Tips: Things you should know about Traditional Chinese Medicine 

 

Story of the Day: Fix the root cause 对症下药 duì zhèng xià yào 

 

Dialogue:

 

A:你哪里不舒服?

 

nǐ nǎ lǐ bú shū fú?

 

What’s your problem?

 

B:我嗓子疼,失眠,还有些牙龈出血。

 

wǒ sǎng zǐ téng ,shī mián ,hái yǒu xiē yá yín chū xiě。

 

I’ve had a sore throat, insomnia, and bleeding gums

 

A:什么时候开始的?

 

shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ de?

 

When did it start?

 

B:上周。

 

Shàng zhōu。

 

Since last week.

 

A:我需要检查一下,请张嘴。

 

wǒ xū yào jiǎn chá yī xià ,qǐng zhāng zuǐ。

 

I need to check. Please open your mouth.

 

B:啊( ā——)

 

A:你上火了。我给你开点去火的药。

 

nǐ shàng huǒ le 。wǒ gěi nǐ kāi diǎn qù huǒ de yào。

 

You've had excessive internal heat.

 

I will give you some tables for reducing your internal heat.

 

B:还有什么需要注意的吗?

 

hái yǒu shén me xū yào zhù yì de ma?

 

Anything else should I pay attention to?

 

A:多喝水,好好休息。注意饮食,不要吃辣的。

 

duō hē shuǐ ,hǎo hǎo xiū xī 。zhù yì yǐn shí ,bú yào chī là de 。

 

Drink plenty of water and have good rest. 

 

Pay attention to your diet, don’t eat spicy food.

 

B:好的,谢谢您。

 

hǎo de ,xiè xiè nín。

 

Okay, thank you.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【舒服】shū fú:comfort

 

【嗓子疼】sǎng zǐ téng:have a sore throat

 

【失眠】shī mián: insomnia

 

【牙龈出血】yá yín chū xiě: bleeding gums

 

【开始】kāi shǐ: start, begin

 

【上周】shàng zhōu: last week

 

【需要】xū yào:need

 

【检查】jiǎn chá: check

 

【张嘴】zhāng zuǐ: open mouth

 

【上火】shàng huǒ: excessive internal heat

 

【去火】qù huǒ: reduce internal heat 

 

【开药】kāi yào: prescribe, to tell sb to take a particular medicine

 

【注意】zhù yì: pay attention to 

 

【喝水】hē shuǐ: drink water

 

【休息】xiū xī: have rest

 

【饮食】yǐn shí: diet; food and drink

 

【辣】là:spicy

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

 

Programme Editor: Lu Chang

 

Producer: Lu Chang