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The body and feeling ill 21

Head to foot, what hurts, and getting better.

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The body 10

  1. 身体 shēn tǐ body; health
  2. 头 tóu head
  3. 眼睛 yǎn jing eye
  4. 耳朵 ěr duo ear
  5. 鼻子 bí zi nose
  6. 嘴 zuǐ mouth
  7. 手 shǒu hand
  8. 腿 tuǐ leg
  9. 脚 jiǎo foot
  10. 肚子 dù zi belly; tummy

身体shēn tǐ身體shēn tǐ is the body, and how it's keeping: 你nǐ身体shēn tǐ好hǎo吗ma？你nǐ身體shēn tǐ好hǎo嗎ma？ asks after someone's health.

Feeling ill 6

  1. 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill
  2. 疼 téng to hurt; sore
  3. 感冒 gǎn mào a cold; to catch a cold
  4. 发烧 fā shāo to have a temperature
  5. 舒服 shū fu comfortable; well
  6. 累 lèi tired

Say what hurts, then 疼téng: 我wǒ头疼tóu téng我wǒ頭疼tóu téng, I've got a headache; 肚子dù zi疼téng, a stomach ache. 不bù舒服shū fu is feeling unwell: 我wǒ有点儿yǒu diǎn r不bù舒服shū fu我wǒ有點兒yǒu diǎn r不bù舒服shū fu.

Getting better 5

  1. 医生 yī shēng doctor
  2. 医院 yī yuàn hospital
  3. 药 yào medicine
  4. 吃药 chī yào to take medicine
  5. 休息 xiū xi to rest

Medicine is eaten in Chinese, 吃药chī yào吃藥chī yào, pills and syrup alike. 多duō休息xiū xi is what the doctor says: rest a lot.