CHNS lesson 9

中药

chinese medicine

得病

to get sick/disease

看上去

to loook/seem/appear

草根

grass roots/herb roots

树叶

leaf

水果

fruit

皮

skin

呀

ya (soft tone marker)

虫子

insect

要是

if

也许

perhaps/maybe

治病

to treat a disease

试

to try

求

to beg/pray for

保佑

to bless/protect by God

差不多

about/almost

要不然

otherwise

等

to wait

姜

ginger

首先… 后来

first…then…

教

to teach

种地

to farm/cultivate the land

亲自

personally/in person

尝

to taste/try (food)

毒

poison

吐

to vomit

泻肚子

to have diarrhea

差一点

almost

大家

all of us/everyone

健康

health/healthy

危险

danger/dangerous

许多

many

普通人

ordinary people/commoners

感谢

to thank/be grateful

活

to live

岁

year (of age)

记下来

to take down/record

难吃

bad-tasting/distasteful

味道

taste

有效

effective

小看

to despise/look down upon

医生

doctor

神农

chinese agriculture god

孙思邈

Sun Simiao

李时珍

Li Shizhen

铁

iron

休息

rest

医院

hospital

承认

admit

气候

climate/weather

饮食

food & drink/diet

习惯

custom/habit/to become accustomed to

主食

staple food/principal food

温和

mild/moderate

季

season of the year

新鲜

fresh/new

品种

breed/variety

主要

main/major

等

etc.

比较

relatively/to compare

各

each/every

或者

either…or… (affirmative)

重要

important

让

to give away/yield/allow

空

free time/spare time