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Change a Doctor

小亮Xiǎo Liàng身体shēn tǐ不bù舒服shū fu,被bèi妈妈mā ma带dài去qù医院yī yuàn看病kàn bìng。

小亮Xiǎo Liàng很hěn害怕hài pà,刚gāng到dào医院yī yuàn就jiù想xiǎng走zǒu。

医生yī shēng为了wèi le让ràng他tā不bù那么nà me害怕hài pà,就jiù指zhǐ着zhe他tā的de耳朵ěr duo对duì他tā说shuō:”小朋友xiǎo péng yǒu,你nǐ知道zhī dào这zhè是shì什么shén me吗ma?

这zhè是shì你nǐ的de鼻子bí zi吗ma?

”小亮Xiǎo Liàng看kàn了le看kàn医生yī shēng,对duì妈妈mā ma说shuō:”妈妈mā ma,我们wǒ men需要xū yào换huàn一yī个gè医生yī shēng了le。

他tā连lián鼻子bí zi和hé耳朵ěr duo都dōu不bù知道zhī dào,怎么zěn me给gěi我wǒ看病kàn bìng呀ya?"

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Vocabulary 50 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
小亮 Xiǎo Liànga personal name, Xiaoliang
身体 shēn tǐone's health
不 bùno; not so
舒服 shū fucomfortable / feeling well
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
去 qùto go, to go to
医院 yī yuànhospital
看病 kàn bìngto visit a doctor / to see a patient
很 hěnvery; quite
害怕 hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
刚 gāngjust / barely / exactly
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
医生 yī shēngdoctor
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
他 tāhe; him; his
那么 nà melike that; in that way; to that extent
指 zhǐto point at or to / to indicate or refer to
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
耳朵 ěr duoear / handle (on a cup)
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
你 nǐyou
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
什么 shén mewhat?
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
鼻子 bí zinose
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
换 huànto exchange / to change / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
连 liáncontinuously / in succession / including / even
和 héand; together with
都 dōu(used for emphasis) even
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
我 wǒI; me; my
呀 ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)