Chinese Words Related to Health – Part 2

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher

Here you learn the continuation of Chinese words related to health, as follows:

1.中医(zhōngyī) a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
Example:
有人(yǒurén)说(shuō),他(tā)比较(bǐjiào)适合(shìhé)中医(zhōngyī), 即使(jíshǐ)治疗(zhìliáo)效果(xiàoguǒ)不好(bùhǎo),也(yě)不会(bùhuì)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)危险(wēixiǎn)。

2.西医(xīyī) a doctor trained in Western medicine
现代人(xiàndàirén)一般(yībān)还是(háishi)比较喜欢(bǐjiàoxǐhuān)西医(xīyī)治疗(zhìliáo) 因为(yīnwèi)西医(xīyī)治疗(zhìliáo)见效(jiànxiào)快(kuài), 而且(érqiě)服用(fúyòng)方便(fāngbiàn)不(bù)需要(xūyào)花(huā)时间(shíjiān)熬制(áozhì)。

3. 中西医(zhōngxīyī) a doctor trained in Chinese and Western medicine

4. 医生(yīshēng) doctor
Example:
大部分(dàbùfen)中国(zhōngguó)医生(yīshēng)也(yě)是(shì)中西医(zhōngxīyī)结合(jiéhé)疗法(liáofǎ)。

5. 中药(Zhōngyào) (traditional) Chinese medicine
Example:
我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)煎(jiān)中药(Zhōngyào)很(hěn)麻烦(máfan),要(yào)看(kàn)火(huǒ)、把握(bǎwò)好(hǎo)火(huǒ)候(hòu),不然(bùrán)的话(dehuà)可能(kěnéng)会(huì)失去(shīqù)药效(yàoxiào)。

6.西药(xīyào) Western medicine
Example:
他(tā)不(bù)喜欢(xǐhuan)西药(xīyào),吃(chī)了(le)西药(xīyào)感觉(gǎnjué)呼吸(hūxī)困难(kùnnan),还有(háiyǒu)味道(wèidao)苦(kǔ)不是(bùshì)很(hěn)苦(kǔ), 甜(tián)不是(bùshì)很(hěn)甜(tián)。

7. 针灸(zhēnjiǔ) acupuncture
Example:
对(duì)他(tā)来说(láishuō),针灸(zhēnjiǔ)好像(hǎoxiàng)对(duì)肌肉(jīròu)治疗(zhìliáo)很(hěn)有效(yǒuxiào),不过(bùguò)不(bù)严重(yánzhòng)的话(dehuà),自己(zìjǐ)锻炼(duànliàn)活动(huódòng)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)。

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