Body & health
Body parts, illness, medicine and the doctor.
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Word list: Body & health
Body parts, illness, medicine and the doctor. Below you'll find all 199 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
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| Chinese | Traditional | Pinyin | English | HSK | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 医生 | 醫生 | yīshēng | doctor | HSK 1 | |
| 医院 | 醫院 | yīyuàn | hospital | HSK 1 | |
| 身体 | 身體 | shēntǐ | body; health | HSK 2 | |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to get sick | HSK 2 | ||
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye | HSK 2 | ||
| 药 | 藥 | yào | medicine | HSK 2 | |
| 饱 | 飽 | bǎo | full (after eating) | HSK 3 | |
| 鼻子 | bízi | nose | HSK 3 | ||
| 锻炼 | 鍛煉 | duànliàn | to exercise | HSK 3 | |
| 饿 | 餓 | è | hungry | HSK 3 | |
| 耳朵 | ěrduo | ear | HSK 3 | ||
| 发烧 | 發燒 | fāshāo | to have a fever | HSK 3 | |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | to catch a cold; a cold | HSK 3 | ||
| 个子 | 個子 | gèzi | height | HSK 3 | |
| 健康 | jiànkāng | healthy; health | HSK 3 | ||
| 脚 | 腳 | jiǎo | foot | HSK 3 | |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth (written; also measure word) | HSK 3 | ||
| 脸 | 臉 | liǎn | face | HSK 3 | |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable | HSK 3 | ||
| 刷牙 | shuāyá | to brush one's teeth | HSK 3 | ||
| 疼 | téng | to hurt; to ache; sore | HSK 3 | ||
| 头发 | 頭髮 | tóufa | hair | HSK 3 | |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | HSK 3 | ||
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | to take a bath or shower | HSK 3 | ||
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth | HSK 3 | ||
| 打针 | 打針 | dǎzhēn | to give or get an injection | HSK 4 | |
| 大夫 | dàifu | doctor (colloq., northern) | HSK 4 | ||
| 动作 | 動作 | dòngzuò | movement | HSK 4 | |
| 肚子 | dùzi | belly | HSK 4 | ||
| 胳膊 | gēbo | arm | HSK 4 | ||
| 汗 | hàn | sweat | HSK 4 | ||
| 护士 | 護士 | hùshi | nurse | HSK 4 | |
| 减肥 | 減肥 | jiǎnféi | to lose weight | HSK 4 | |
| 咳嗽 | késou | to cough | HSK 4 | ||
| 困 | kùn | sleepy | HSK 4 | ||
| 力气 | 力氣 | lìqi | physical strength | HSK 4 | |
| 毛 | máo | hair; fur; mao (1/10 yuan) | HSK 4 | ||
| 难受 | 難受 | nánshòu | to feel unwell; to feel bad | HSK 4 | |
| 皮肤 | 皮膚 | pífū | skin | HSK 4 | |
| 死 | sǐ | to die | HSK 4 | ||
| 病毒 | bìngdú | virus | HSK 5 | ||
| 脖子 | bózi | neck | HSK 5 | ||
| 传染 | 傳染 | chuánrǎn | to infect; contagious | HSK 5 | |
| 打喷嚏 | 打噴嚏 | dǎpēntì | to sneeze | HSK 5 | |
| 发抖 | 發抖 | fādǒu | to shiver | HSK 5 | |
| 骨头 | 骨頭 | gǔtou | bone | HSK 5 | |
| 挂号 | 掛號 | guà hào | to register (at a hospital) | HSK 5 | |
| 过敏 | 過敏 | guòmǐn | be allergic | HSK 5 | |
| 后背 | 後背 | hòubèi | back (of the body) | HSK 5 | |
| 呼吸 | hūxī | to breathe | HSK 5 | ||
| 怀孕 | 懷孕 | huáiyùn | to be pregnant | HSK 5 | |
| 缓解 | 緩解 | huǎnjiě | to alleviate | HSK 5 | |
| 恢复 | 恢復 | huīfù | to recover; to restore | HSK 5 | |
| 肌肉 | jīròu | muscle | HSK 5 | ||
| 急诊 | 急診 | jízhěn | emergency treatment; ER | HSK 5 | |
| 肩膀 | jiānbǎng | shoulder | HSK 5 | ||
| 精力 | jīnglì | energy (personal stamina) | HSK 5 | ||
| 救 | jiù | to save (rescue) | HSK 5 | ||
| 救护车 | 救護車 | jiùhùchē | ambulance | HSK 5 | |
| 眉毛 | méimao | eyebrow | HSK 5 | ||
| 苗条 | 苗條 | miáotiao | slim | HSK 5 | |
| 脑袋 | 腦袋 | nǎodai | head | HSK 5 | |
| 内科 | 內科 | nèikē | internal medicine | HSK 5 | |
| 疲劳 | 疲勞 | píláo | fatigue | HSK 5 | |
| 去世 | qùshì | to pass away | HSK 5 | ||
| 嗓子 | sǎngzi | throat (voice; colloquial) | HSK 5 | ||
| 伤害 | 傷害 | shānghài | to harm; to hurt | HSK 5 | |
| 身材 | shēncái | stature | HSK 5 | ||
| 失眠 | shīmián | insomnia; to sleep badly | HSK 5 | ||
| 手术 | 手術 | shǒushù | surgery | HSK 5 | |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger | HSK 5 | ||
| 寿命 | 壽命 | shòumìng | life span | HSK 5 | |
| 受伤 | 受傷 | shòu shāng | to be injured | HSK 5 | |
| 吐 | tǔ, tù | to spit | HSK 5 | ||
| 胃 | wèi | stomach | HSK 5 | ||
| 胃口 | wèikǒu | appetite | HSK 5 | ||
| 瞎 | xiā | blind | HSK 5 | ||
| 消化 | xiāohuà | to digest | HSK 5 | ||
| 血 | xuè | blood | HSK 5 | ||
| 心脏 | 心臟 | xīnzàng | heart | HSK 5 | |
| 胸 | xiōng | chest | HSK 5 | ||
| 牙齿 | 牙齒 | yáchǐ | tooth | HSK 5 | |
| 痒 | 癢 | yǎng | itchy; to itch | HSK 5 | |
| 腰 | yāo | waist | HSK 5 | ||
| 营养 | 營養 | yíngyǎng | nutrition | HSK 5 | |
| 预防 | 預防 | yùfáng | to prevent | HSK 5 | |
| 晕 | 暈 | yūn | dizzy | HSK 5 | |
| 着凉 | 著涼 | zháo liáng | to catch a cold | HSK 5 | |
| 诊断 | 診斷 | zhěnduàn | diagnosis; to diagnose | HSK 5 | |
| 治疗 | 治療 | zhìliáo | to treat (medically) | HSK 5 | |
| 姿势 | 姿勢 | zīshì | posture | HSK 5 | |
| 醉 | zuì | drunk | HSK 5 | ||
| 癌症 | áizhèng | cancer | HSK 6 | ||
| 按摩 | ànmó | massage | HSK 6 | ||
| 疤 | bā | scar | HSK 6 | ||
| 保养 | 保養 | bǎoyǎng | to maintain; to take care of | HSK 6 | |
| 鼻涕 | bítì | nasal mucus | HSK 6 | ||
| 臂 | bì | arm (written) | HSK 6 | ||
| 辫子 | 辮子 | biànzi | plait | HSK 6 | |
| 憋 | biē | to hold in; to suppress | HSK 6 | ||
| 哺乳 | bǔrǔ | to breastfeed | HSK 6 | ||
| 部位 | bùwèi | part (of the body); position | HSK 6 | ||
| 残疾 | 殘疾 | cánji | disability; disabled | HSK 6 | |
| 苍白 | 蒼白 | cāngbái | pale | HSK 6 | |
| 颤抖 | 顫抖 | chàndǒu | to tremble | HSK 6 | |
| 喘气 | 喘氣 | chuǎnqì | to pant | HSK 6 | |
| 动脉 | 動脈 | dòngmài | artery | HSK 6 | |
| 哆嗦 | duōsuo | to tremble; to shiver | HSK 6 | ||
| 发炎 | 發炎 | fāyán | to become inflamed | HSK 6 | |
| 发育 | 發育 | fāyù | to develop; growth | HSK 6 | |
| 防治 | fángzhì | to prevent and treat | HSK 6 | ||
| 肺 | fèi | lung | HSK 6 | ||
| 分泌 | fēnmì | to secrete | HSK 6 | ||
| 丰满 | 豐滿 | fēngmǎn | plump | HSK 6 | |
| 腹泻 | 腹瀉 | fùxiè | diarrhea | HSK 6 | |
| 钙 | 鈣 | gài | calcium | HSK 6 | |
| 感染 | gǎnrǎn | infection | HSK 6 | ||
| 疙瘩 | gēda | lump; pimple | HSK 6 | ||
| 隔离 | 隔離 | gélí | to isolate; to quarantine | HSK 6 | |
| 拐杖 | guǎizhàng | crutch | HSK 6 | ||
| 喉咙 | 喉嚨 | hóulóng | throat (larynx) | HSK 6 | |
| 胡须 | 鬍鬚 | húxū | beard | HSK 6 | |
| 化验 | 化驗 | huàyàn | laboratory test | HSK 6 | |
| 患者 | huànzhě | sufferer | HSK 6 | ||
| 昏迷 | hūnmí | to lose consciousness; coma | HSK 6 | ||
| 浑身 | 渾身 | húnshēn | entire body | HSK 6 | |
| 活力 | huólì | energy (vitality) | HSK 6 | ||
| 饥饿 | 飢餓 | jī'è | hunger | HSK 6 | |
| 疾病 | jíbìng | disease | HSK 6 | ||
| 健全 | jiànquán | sound; well-developed; to improve | HSK 6 | ||
| 僵硬 | jiāngyìng | stiff | HSK 6 | ||
| 颈椎 | 頸椎 | jǐngzhuī | cervical vertebra | HSK 6 | |
| 口腔 | kǒuqiāng | oral cavity | HSK 6 | ||
| 临床 | 臨床 | línchuáng | clinical | HSK 6 | |
| 聋哑 | 聾啞 | lóngyǎ | deaf and dumb | HSK 6 | |
| 麻痹 | mábì | paralysis (numbness; complacency) | HSK 6 | ||
| 麻木 | mámù | numb | HSK 6 | ||
| 麻醉 | mázuì | anesthesia | HSK 6 | ||
| 脉搏 | 脈搏 | màibó | pulse | HSK 6 | |
| 慢性 | mànxìng | chronic | HSK 6 | ||
| 免疫 | miǎnyì | immune | HSK 6 | ||
| 膜 | mó | membrane | HSK 6 | ||
| 目光 | mùguāng | gaze; look; vision | HSK 6 | ||
| 呕吐 | 嘔吐 | ǒutù | to vomit | HSK 6 | |
| 疲惫 | 疲憊 | píbèi | exhausted; worn out | HSK 6 | |
| 疲倦 | píjuàn | tired (weary, formal) | HSK 6 | ||
| 屁股 | pìgu | butt | HSK 6 | ||
| 气色 | 氣色 | qìsè | complexion | HSK 6 | |
| 器官 | qìguān | organ | HSK 6 | ||
| 抢救 | 搶救 | qiǎngjiù | to rescue; emergency treatment | HSK 6 | |
| 清醒 | qīngxǐng | clear-headed | HSK 6 | ||
| 拳头 | 拳頭 | quántou | fist | HSK 6 | |
| 瘸 | qué | lame | HSK 6 | ||
| 容貌 | róngmào | facial features | HSK 6 | ||
| 上瘾 | 上癮 | shàngyǐn | to become addicted | HSK 6 | |
| 舌头 | 舌頭 | shétou | tongue | HSK 6 | |
| 呻吟 | shēnyín | to moan | HSK 6 | ||
| 神经 | 神經 | shénjīng | nerve | HSK 6 | |
| 生理 | shēnglǐ | physiology | HSK 6 | ||
| 尸体 | 屍體 | shītǐ | dead body | HSK 6 | |
| 视力 | 視力 | shìlì | vision (eyesight) | HSK 6 | |
| 视线 | 視線 | shìxiàn | line of sight | HSK 6 | |
| 视野 | 視野 | shìyě | field of vision | HSK 6 | |
| 逝世 | shìshì | to pass away (formal, of eminent) | HSK 6 | ||
| 衰老 | shuāilǎo | to age; to grow old | HSK 6 | ||
| 死亡 | sǐwáng | to die (death; formal) | HSK 6 | ||
| 四肢 | sìzhī | arms and legs | HSK 6 | ||
| 苏醒 | 甦醒 | sūxǐng | to regain consciousness; to wake up | HSK 6 | |
| 瘫痪 | 癱瘓 | tānhuàn | paralysis (unable to move; gridlock) | HSK 6 | |
| 秃 | 禿 | tū | bald | HSK 6 | |
| 丸 | wán | pill | HSK 6 | ||
| 维生素 | 維生素 | wéishēngsù | vitamin | HSK 6 | |
| 膝盖 | 膝蓋 | xīgài | knee | HSK 6 | |
| 细菌 | 細菌 | xìjūn | bacteria | HSK 6 | |
| 消毒 | xiāo dú | to disinfect; to sterilize | HSK 6 | ||
| 新陈代谢 | 新陳代謝 | xīn chén dàixiè | metabolism | HSK 6 | |
| 性命 | xìngmìng | life (one's life, as at stake) | HSK 6 | ||
| 胸膛 | xiōngtáng | chest (literary; broad chest) | HSK 6 | ||
| 嗅觉 | 嗅覺 | xiùjué | sense of smell | HSK 6 | |
| 酗酒 | xùjiǔ | heavy drinking | HSK 6 | ||
| 血压 | 血壓 | xuèyā | blood pressure | HSK 6 | |
| 孕育 | yùnyù | to breed; to nurture | HSK 6 | ||
| 症状 | 症狀 | zhèngzhuàng | symptom | HSK 6 | |
| 脂肪 | zhīfáng | fat (body fat, nutrient) | HSK 6 | ||
| 指甲 | zhǐjia | fingernail | HSK 6 | ||
| 肿瘤 | 腫瘤 | zhǒngliú | tumor | HSK 6 | |
| 皱纹 | 皺紋 | zhòuwén | wrinkle | HSK 6 | |
| 注射 | zhùshè | to inject; injection | HSK 6 | ||
| 嘴唇 | zuǐchún | lip | HSK 6 | ||
| 头疼 | 頭疼 | tóuténg | headache | Daily life | |
| 肚子疼 | dùzi téng | stomach ache | Daily life | ||
| 拉肚子 | lā dùzi | to have diarrhoea | Daily life | ||
| 口罩 | kǒuzhào | face mask | Daily life | ||
| 体温 | 體溫 | tǐwēn | body temperature | Daily life | |
| 看医生 | 看醫生 | kàn yīshēng | to see a doctor | Daily life | |
| 吃药 | 吃藥 | chīyào | to take medicine | Daily life | |
| 创可贴 | 創可貼 | chuāngkětiē | band-aid | Daily life | |
| 医保 | 醫保 | yībǎo | medical insurance | Daily life | |
| 牙医 | 牙醫 | yáyī | dentist | Daily life |
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