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我病了 I'm sick
I'm sick chapter.
Dialogue
我病了 — I'm sick
- 山明 小白, 你怎么了? What's wrong?
- 小白 我病了. 不好. A bit sick. Headache.
- 山明 去医院看医生吧. Go see a doctor.
- 小白 医院在哪儿? Where is it?
- 山明 我跟你去. 身体最重要. I'll come. Health is most important.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 病 | bìng | n. | illness |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | v. | fall ill |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | v. | see a doctor (revisit) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | n. | doctor |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | n. | hospital |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | n. | body |
New characters
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 病 | bìng | illness 生病 shēng bìng — fall ill看病 kàn bìng — see a doctor (revisit) | |
| 医 | yī | doctor / medicine 医生 yīshēng — doctor医院 yīyuàn — hospital | |
| 院 | yuàn | (in 医院) 医院 yīyuàn — hospital | |
| 身 | shēn | body 身体 shēntǐ — body | |
| 体 | tǐ | (in 身体) 身体 shēntǐ — body体育馆 tǐyùguǎn — gym; sports hall |
Hanzi — writing & recognition
bìng illness Writing
yī doctor / medicine Writing
shēn body Writing
yuàn (in 医院) Recognition
tǐ (in 身体) Recognition
Grammar
形容词/动词 + 了 — 变化 Adj/V + 了 — change of state
形容词或动词 + 了 表示"出现了新情况 / 发生了变化". 病了 = 从健康变成生病. 好了 = 病好了, 变好了. 累了 / 饿了 / 渴了. 这个 了 在句子最后, 表示"现在和以前不一样了". 否定用 没: 没病 / 没好.
Adjective or verb + 了 marks a NEW situation — something changed. 病了 = became sick (was healthy before). 好了 = got better. 累了 / 饿了 / 渴了 (got tired / hungry / thirsty). This 了 sits at the end of the sentence and means "different now than before". Negate with 没 (没病 / 没好).
- 我病了. Wǒ bìng le. I've gotten sick.
- 我累了. Wǒ lèi le. I'm tired (now).
- 他好了. Tā hǎo le. He got better.
- 天气冷了. Tiānqì lěng le. The weather has turned cold.
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