Health & Wellbeing: Vocabulary for the body, feelings, and health

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Pinyin is the standard romanisation used to show Mandarin pronunciation using the Latin alphabet. You’ll often see tone marks on the vowels to show the four tones (plus the neutral tone), for example mā / má / mǎ / mà / ma. “Numbered pinyin” shows the same tones using a number after the syllable instead of tone marks, for example ma1 / ma2 / ma3 / ma4 / ma (sometimes written as ma5 for the neutral tone). Numbered pinyin is handy when you can’t easily type tone marks, while tone-mark pinyin is usually easier to read once you’re used to it.

爱情

• Pinyin: ài qíng
• Numbered pinyin: ai4 qing2
• English translation: romantic love

不满

• Pinyin: bù mǎn
• Numbered pinyin: bu4 man3
• English translation: dissatisfied

出院

• Pinyin: chū yuàn
• Numbered pinyin: chu1 yuan4
• English translation: to be discharged (from hospital)

放心

• Pinyin: fàng xīn
• Numbered pinyin: fang4 xin1
• English translation: to feel relieved

感到

• Pinyin: gǎn dào
• Numbered pinyin: gan3 dao4
• English translation: to feel

感动

• Pinyin: gǎn dòng
• Numbered pinyin: gan3 dong4
• English translation: to be moved, touched

感觉

• Pinyin: gǎn jué
• Numbered pinyin: gan3 jue2
• English translation: feeling, to feel

个子

• Pinyin: gè zi
• Numbered pinyin: ge4 zi5
• English translation: height, stature

关心

• Pinyin: guān xīn
• Numbered pinyin: guan1 xin1
• English translation: to care about, concern

急

• Pinyin: jí
• Numbered pinyin: ji2
• English translation: urgent, anxious

健康

• Pinyin: jiàn kāng
• Numbered pinyin: jian4 kang1
• English translation: health, healthy

脚

• Pinyin: jiǎo
• Numbered pinyin: jiao3
• English translation: foot

开心

• Pinyin: kāi xīn
• Numbered pinyin: kai1 xin1
• English translation: happy

可怕

• Pinyin: kě pà
• Numbered pinyin: ke3 pa4
• English translation: scary

哭

• Pinyin: kū
• Numbered pinyin: ku1
• English translation: to cry

快乐

• Pinyin: kuài lè
• Numbered pinyin: kuai4 le4
• English translation: happy

脸

• Pinyin: liǎn
• Numbered pinyin: lian3
• English translation: face

满意

• Pinyin: mǎn yì
• Numbered pinyin: man3 yi4
• English translation: satisfied

难过

• Pinyin: nán guò
• Numbered pinyin: nan2 guo4
• English translation: sad

难受

• Pinyin: nán shòu
• Numbered pinyin: nan2 shou4
• English translation: unwell, uncomfortable

怕

• Pinyin: pà
• Numbered pinyin: pa4
• English translation: to fear, be afraid

平安

• Pinyin: píng ān
• Numbered pinyin: ping2 an1
• English translation: safe, well

全身

• Pinyin: quán shēn
• Numbered pinyin: quan2 shen1
• English translation: the whole body

热情

• Pinyin: rè qíng
• Numbered pinyin: re4 qing2
• English translation: enthusiastic, warm

疼

• Pinyin: téng
• Numbered pinyin: teng2
• English translation: to ache, pain

头发

• Pinyin: tóu fa
• Numbered pinyin: tou2 fa5
• English translation: hair

腿

• Pinyin: tuǐ
• Numbered pinyin: tui3
• English translation: leg

午睡

• Pinyin: wǔ shuì
• Numbered pinyin: wu3 shui4
• English translation: afternoon nap

西医

• Pinyin: xī yī
• Numbered pinyin: xi1 yi1
• English translation: Western medicine (doctor)

心情

• Pinyin: xīn qíng
• Numbered pinyin: xin1 qing2
• English translation: mood, state of mind

信心

• Pinyin: xìn xīn
• Numbered pinyin: xin4 xin1
• English translation: confidence

眼

• Pinyin: yǎn
• Numbered pinyin: yan3
• English translation: eye

眼睛

• Pinyin: yǎn jing
• Numbered pinyin: yan3 jing5
• English translation: eyes

药

• Pinyin: yào
• Numbered pinyin: yao4
• English translation: medicine

药店

• Pinyin: yào diàn
• Numbered pinyin: yao4 dian4
• English translation: pharmacy

药片

• Pinyin: yào piàn
• Numbered pinyin: yao4 pian4
• English translation: pill, tablet

药水

• Pinyin: yào shuǐ
• Numbered pinyin: yao4 shui3
• English translation: liquid medicine

友好

• Pinyin: yǒu hǎo
• Numbered pinyin: you3 hao3
• English translation: friendly

愿意

• Pinyin: yuàn yì
• Numbered pinyin: yuan4 yi4
• English translation: to be willing

中医

• Pinyin: zhōng yī
• Numbered pinyin: zhong1 yi1
• English translation: traditional Chinese medicine

住院

• Pinyin: zhù yuàn
• Numbered pinyin: zhu4 yuan4
• English translation: to be hospitalised

嘴

• Pinyin: zuǐ
• Numbered pinyin: zui3
• English translation: mouth

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