Alternatives to the X-Ray

About

An older gentleman who began his medical career during the cultural revolution, Doctor Li had been

always been slightly suspicious of imaging technology. Which was why the doctor stared at the X-ray

with uncertainty. The image seemed to show a hairline fracture running the length of the patient's radius,

but who could really be sure? Perhaps it was better to test his hypothesis a bit more directly.

Learning Chinese? Our Chinese podcast for today introduces some critical language involving pleasure

and pain. By the end of this podcast you'll be able to tell people where it hurts, and will know some of

the simplest sentences you can make in Chinese. And when you're done, click through to our Chinese

lesson archive for hundreds upon hundreds of more great lessons that will have you speaking mandarin

in no time.

Sentences

疼,疼疼疼疼疼....

téng , téng téng téng téng téng . . . .

Oh, it hurts....

哪儿疼啊?这儿?

nǎr téng ā ? zhèr ?

Where does it hurt, here?

嗷!

ào !

Ow!

Vocabulary

疼

téng

painful

adjective

舒服

shūfu

comfortable

adjective

好

hǎo

good

adjective

哪儿

nǎr

where

pronoun

那儿

nàr

there

pronoun

这儿

zhèr

here

pronoun

我

wǒ

I; me

pronoun

很

hěn

very

adverb