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Strange disease

四川Sì chuān的de一yī个gè中年zhōng nián男人nán rén来lái到dào医院yī yuàn的de急诊jí zhěn科kē,他tā说shuō自己zì jǐ的de双shuāng手shǒu突然tū rán发fā黑hēi,在zài网上wǎng shang查chá原因yuán yīn,有yǒu可能kě néng是shì血栓xuè shuān。

医生yī shēng为wèi他tā检查jiǎn chá时shí发现fā xiàn他tā的de手shǒu不bù肿zhǒng也yě不bù痛tòng,手shǒu侧cè面miàn的de皮肤pí fū也yě很hěn正常zhèng cháng,就jiù让ràng他tā用yòng肥皂féi zào洗xǐ了le两liǎng遍biàn手shǒu,之后zhī hòu手shǒu的de皮肤pí fū就jiù恢复huī fù了le正常zhèng cháng。

原来yuán lái这zhè个gè男人nán rén手shǒu变biàn黑hēi的de原因yuán yīn是shì自己zì jǐ裤子kù zi掉色diào sè导致dǎo zhì的de。

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Vocabulary 57 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
四川 Sì chuānSichuan; a province in southwest China.
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
中年 zhōng niánmiddle age
男人 nán réna man / a male / men
来 láito come
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)
医院 yī yuànhospital
急诊 jí zhěnemergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)
科 kēbranch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws
他 tāhe; him; his
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
双 shuāngtwo / double / both / even (number)
手 shǒuhand
突然 tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
发 fāto send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money
黑 hēiblack / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
网上 wǎng shangonline
查 cháto research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up
原因 yuán yīncause / origin / root cause / reason
有 yǒuto have; there is
可能 kě néngpossibility / probability
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
血栓 xuè shuānblood clot / thrombus
医生 yī shēngdoctor
为 wèibecause of / for / to
检查 jiǎn cháto examine / to inspect
时 shíwhen
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
不 bùno; not so
肿 zhǒngswelling / swollen
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
痛 tòngache / pain / sorrow
侧 cèthe side / side
面 miànside / surface / aspect / top
皮肤 pí fūskin
很 hěnvery; quite
正常 zhèng chángregular / normal / ordinary
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
肥皂 féi zàosoap
洗 xǐto wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
遍 biànclassifier for actions: one time
之后 zhī hòuafter; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
恢复 huī fùto reinstate / to resume / to restore / to recover / to regain / to rehabilitate
原来 yuán láiso, actually, as it turns out
这 zhèthis; these
变 biànto change / to become different / to transform / to vary
裤子 kù zitrousers / pants
掉色 diào sèto lose color / to fade
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about