Lesson 1: Asking the Way to the Hospital (1/2)

看病

Learn to use 把 and 越来越 through the topics of health and seeing the doctor, and asking for directions.

11 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

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Vocabulary11 words

病bìngNoun

1.to be sick, to be ill
2.illness, disease

Examples

他生病了。

tāshēngbìngle。

He got sick.

这个病很严重。

zhègebìnghěnyánzhòng。

This illness is very serious.

过guòVerb

1.to cross; to pass
2.to spend (time); to go through
3.Guo (a surname)

Examples

我们过马路吧。

wǒmenguòmǎlùba。

Let's cross the road.

时间过得很快。

shíjiānguòdéhěnkuài。

Time passes very quickly.

了liǎoParticle

marks a completed action or a change of situationUsed at the end of a sentence or after a verb.

Examples

我吃了。

wǒchīle。

I have eaten.

路lùNoun

1.road, path
2.journey, route
3.way, method

Examples

这条路很长。

zhètiáolùhěncháng。

This road is very long.

我去学校的路上。

wǒqùxuéxiàodelùshang。

I am on the way to school.

去qùVerb

1.to goIndicates the action of going to a place.
2.to (do something)When it follows a place, it indicates purpose.

Examples

我去学校。

wǒqùxuéxiào。

I go to school.

你去不去?

nǐqùbuqù?

Are you going or not?

身体shēntǐNoun

1.body
2.health

Examples

他的身体很好。

tādeshēntǐhěnhǎo。

His health is very good.

你要注意身体。

nǐyàozhùyìshēntǐ。

You should take care of your health.

图书馆túshūguǎnNoun

library

Examples

我去图书馆看书。

wǒqùtúshūguǎnkànshū。

I go to the library to read.

医生yīshēngNoun

doctor

Examples

他是医生。

tāshìyīshēng。

He is a doctor.

我去看医生。

wǒqùkànyīshēng。

I'm going to see the doctor.

医院yīyuànNoun

hospital

Examples

他去医院。

tāqùyīyuàn。

He goes to the hospital.

住zhùVerb

to live; to reside

Examples

住在这里。

zhùzàizhèlǐ。

to live here

走zǒuVerb

1.to walk; to goOn foot.
2.to leaveTo depart from a place.

Examples

我们走。

wǒmenzǒu。

Let's go.

走路。

zǒulù。

to walk

Grammar

Wanting to go somewhere

S + 想/要 + 去 + 地方

Use this pattern to express a wish or plan to go to a place. 想 is softer than 要. 去 is the main verb of movement, meaning 'to go'.

我想去医院。

wǒxiǎngqùyīyuàn。

I want to go to the hospital.

你要去图书馆吗？

nǐyàoqùtúshūguǎnma？

Do you want to go to the library?

Asking the way from one place to another

从 + 地点A + 到 + 地点B + 怎么走？

This is a very common, basic way to ask for directions. 从 (from) marks the starting point, 到 (to) marks the destination, and 怎么走 means 'how do you get there'.

从这里到医院怎么走？

cóngzhèlǐdàoyīyuànzěnmezǒu？

How do you get from here to the hospital?

从图书馆到学校怎么走？

cóngtúshūguǎndàoxuéxiàozěnmezǒu？

How do you get from the library to the school?

Dialogues

Asking the way to the hospital

A visitor asks a local on the street for directions.

Khách

你好，请问，从这里到医院怎么走？

nǐhǎo，qǐngwèn，cóngzhèlǐdàoyīyuànzěnmezǒu？

Hello, excuse me, how do you get from here to the hospital?

Dâ

Dân

你想去医院？

nǐxiǎngqùyīyuàn？

You want to go to the hospital?

Khách

是，我身体不舒服，想去医院看医生。

shì，wǒshēntǐbùshūfú，xiǎngqùyīyuànkànyīshēng。

Yes, I'm not feeling well and want to go to the hospital to see a doctor.

Dâ

Dân

好的。你从这条路走，过图书馆，医院就在图书馆后面。

hǎode。nǐcóngzhètiáolùzǒu，guòtúshūguǎn，yīyuànjiùzàitúshūguǎnhòumiàn。

Okay. Go along this road, pass the library, and the hospital is right behind the library.

Khách

谢谢！医院远不远？

xièxiè！yīyuànyuǎnbuyuǎn？

Thank you! Is the hospital far?

Dâ

Dân

不远，走几分钟就到了。

bùyuǎn，zǒujǐfēnzhōngjiùdàole。

Not far, just a few minutes' walk.