Chinese Lesson Vocabulary: Illness and Medicine

Vocabulary terms and definitions extracted from the text regarding Mingming and Xiaohong being sick and the types of medicine they might use.

Bìng le (病了)

Sick or ill; the condition of Mingming and Xiaohong today.

Xuéxiào (学校)

School; the place where both students did not go because they were sick.

Wèi (胃)

Stomach; the specific part of Mingming's body that is aching.

Téng (疼)

Hurt, ache, or painful; used to describe Mingming's stomach and Xiaohong's head and throat.

Yīyuàn (医院)

Hospital; the place Mingming visited because of his stomach pain.

Yàofáng (药房)

Pharmacy; the location that contains both Chinese and Western medicine.

Zhōngyào (中药)

Chinese medicine; Mingming has never taken it before but wants to try it.

Xīyào (西药)

Western medicine; one of the two types of medicine available in the pharmacy.

Shāngfēng (伤风)

To have a cold; the illness Xiaohong is currently suffering from.

Tóuténg (头疼)

Headache or head pain; a symptom experienced by Xiaohong.

Hóulóng (喉咙)

Throat; the part of Xiaohong's body that is painful.

Xiūxi (休息)

To rest; what Xiaohong is doing at home while sick.

Kāishuǐ (开水)

Boiled water; what Xiaohong's mother gave her a lot of to drink.

Shàngkè (上课)

To attend class; what the students will do tomorrow if they feel better.