HSK 4Lesson 26
When you feel unwell, you need words for what is wrong. You will hear a patient tell a doctor about a cough, a nurse treat a sports injury, a student describe a bad night with a stomach ache, and two friends talk about a child who is afraid of injections.
You will learn to describe symptoms, pain and injuries, talk to a doctor or nurse, and say how you slept.
Part 1 · 16 new words
Contains 4 words
belly; stomach
arm
blood
sweat
Contains 6 words
to cough
to cough
Contains 3 words
to give or get an injection
nurse
Contains 3 words
to wake up
to lie down
Part 2 · 8 phrases
昨天晚上我一直咳嗽，睡不好。
I coughed all night last night and couldn't sleep well.
我有一点儿头痛，吃了药就好了。
I have a bit of a headache; I'll be fine after I take some medicine.
昨天吃得太多，今天肚子痛。
I ate too much yesterday, so my stomach hurts today.
打球的时候，他的胳膊受伤了。
He hurt his arm while playing ball.
你的手出血了，快去找大夫。
Your hand is bleeding; go find a doctor quickly.
护士给病人打针，很快就好了。
The nurse gave the patient a shot, and it was over quickly.
Part 3 · 4 conversations
Liu Ming has had a cough for three days and sees a doctor, who examines him and tells him not to worry.
大夫Doctor
哪儿不舒服？
What seems to be the problem?
刘明Liu Ming
我咳嗽，还有一点儿头痛。
I have a cough and a bit of a headache.
大夫Doctor
Part 4 · 1 point
（没）有什么（好）X的
Use 没什么好méi shénme hǎo + verb + 的de to say there is no reason to do or feel something, or ask 有什么好yǒu shénme hǎo + verb + 的de? to say the same as a question.
Reassure someone
Say 没什么好méi shénme hǎo + the feeling + 的de.
headache
painful; to hurt
to get hurt
cannot bear it
doctor
sleepy
It's so hot that I was sweating after ten minutes of walking; I really can't stand it.
今天早上四点我就醒了，现在困得想躺下。
I woke up at four this morning; now I'm so sleepy I want to lie down.
How long have you been coughing?
刘明Liu Ming
三天了，晚上咳得睡不着。
Three days. At night I cough so much that I can't sleep.
大夫Doctor
你躺下，我听听。……问题不大，没什么好担心的。
Lie down and let me listen. ... It's not serious; there's nothing to worry about.
刘明Liu Ming
要打针吗？
Do I need an injection?
大夫Doctor
不用打针，吃三天药就行。多喝水，早点儿睡觉。
No injection is needed; three days of medicine will do. Drink plenty of water and go to bed early.
Bai Jiayue fell while playing ball and hurt her arm. A nurse cleans the wound and tells her when she can play again.
护士Nurse
你这是怎么受伤的？
How did you get hurt?
白家月Bai Jiayue
打球的时候倒在地上了，胳膊很痛，还出血了。
I fell while playing ball. My arm really hurts, and it's bleeding.
护士Nurse
让我看看。还好，问题不大。我先把血擦干净，可能有一点儿痛。
Let me see. It's not too bad. I'll clean off the blood first; it may hurt a little.
白家月Bai Jiayue
啊！痛得我受不了。
Ow! It hurts so much I can't stand it.
护士Nurse
坚持一下，马上就好。这几天别打球，胳膊也先别洗。
Hold on, it's almost done. Don't play ball for the next few days, and don't wash that arm for now.
白家月Bai Jiayue
那下个星期的比赛我还能参加吗？
Then can I still play in next week's match?
护士Nurse
只要不再出血，下个星期就没问题。
As long as it stops bleeding, next week will be fine.
In the morning Li Wen sees that Wang Yixue looks unwell, and she tells him about her stomach ache and bad night.
李文Li Wen
你今天看起来很累，是不是哪儿不舒服？
You look tired today. Are you feeling ill?
王一雪Wang Yixue
昨天晚上我肚子痛，出了很多汗。
Last night my stomach hurt and I sweated a lot.
李文Li Wen
那你睡得好吗？
Did you sleep well?
王一雪Wang Yixue
躺了很久才睡着，睡到一半又醒了，现在困得很。
I lay there a long time before I fell asleep, then woke up again in the middle of the night. Now I'm really sleepy.
李文Li Wen
今天早上起来的时候还痛吗？
Did it still hurt when you got up this morning?
王一雪Wang Yixue
还有一点儿痛。我想跟老师说一声，早点儿回去躺着休息。
It still hurts a little. I'm going to tell the teacher and go back early to lie down and rest.
李文Li Wen
你快回去吧。如果下午还痛，就去看大夫。
Go back now, then. If it still hurts this afternoon, go and see a doctor.
Anne hears Liu Xiaoxue's little brother coughing and asks about him; the doctor has said he needs an injection, and they think of a way to help him.
安妮Anne
你小弟弟怎么一直在咳？
Why does your little brother keep coughing?
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
他感冒了，咳了一个星期。昨天大夫说要打针。
He has a cold and has been coughing for a week. Yesterday the doctor said he needs an injection.
安妮Anne
他怕打针吗？
Is he afraid of injections?
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
怕得很，护士一来打针，他就哭。
Very. As soon as the nurse comes to give the injection, he cries.
安妮Anne
孩子都这样。打完以后给他一个小礼物，下次他就不那么怕了。
All children are like that. Give him a small present afterwards, and next time he won't be so scared.
刘小雪Liu Xiaoxue
好主意，我明天带他去打针，回来给他买点儿好吃的。
Good idea. I'll take him for the injection tomorrow and buy him something nice to eat on the way back.
The doctor says 没什么好担心的méi shénme hǎo dānxīn de after he finds the problem is not serious.
Ask it back
Ask 有什么好yǒu shénme hǎo + verb + 的de? to mean there's no reason.
This question needs no answer; it means don't be afraid.
In sentences
No need to hurry
只是有一点儿头痛，没什么好着急的。
It's only a bit of a headache; there's nothing to get worked up about.
With a feeling.
A question back
打针有什么好怕的？一下就好了。
What's there to be afraid of in an injection? It's over in a second.
A question that expects no answer.
Nothing to be nervous about
考试还早呢，现在没什么好紧张的。
The exam is still a long way off; there's nothing to be nervous about yet.
Any feeling verb fits the slot.
A：我的胳膊还有一点儿痛，没问题吧？ B：没问题，没什么好担心的。
A: My arm still hurts a little; it's all right, isn't it? B: It's fine; there's nothing to worry about.
大夫说小雪的弟弟只是感冒，没什么好担心的。
The doctor said Xiaoxue's little brother just has a cold, so there is nothing to worry about.
Here 好hǎo means worth or reason to, and 什么shénme means anything. 没什么好担心的méi shénme hǎo dānxīn de means there is nothing worth worrying about, so don't worry. The slot after 好hǎo is a verb, most often a feeling or reaction: 担心dānxīn, 怕pà, 着急zháojí, 哭kū, or 说shuō for nothing more to say. 有什么好怕的？yǒu shénme hǎo pà de? is a question that expects no answer: what is there to be afraid of? It says the same thing more strongly. 没méi can also be 没有méiyǒu. The pattern is spoken; it calms someone down, or plays something down, and with the wrong tone it can sound dismissive. With 看kàn, 吃chī or 玩wán it overlaps with 好看hǎokàn, 好吃hǎochī and 好玩hǎowán: 没什么好看的méi shénme hǎokàn de means there's nothing worth seeing. Do not drop 什么shénme or the final 的de: say 没什么好担心的méi shénme hǎo dānxīn de, not 没好担心méi hǎo dānxīn.
