打招呼 Greetings & Welcoming Patients

By the end of this module you can…

• Greet a patient with professional, respectful Mandarin.
• Introduce yourself as a dermatologist and say what you will do today.
• Ask a patient’s name, date of birth and how they are feeling.
• Take a basic skin complaint: where, how itchy, how long, how severe.
• Carry the opening of a consultation without falling back on English.

Key vocabulary

33 words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Courtesy & people

• 您好nín hǎoHello (formal)
• 请qǐngPlease
• 谢谢xiè xieThank you
• 医生yī shēngDoctor
• 皮肤科医生pí fū kē yī shēngDermatologist
• 皮肤科pí fū kēDermatology (department)

The clinic & the visit

• 皮肤pí fūSkin
• 诊所zhěn suǒClinic
• 病人bìng rénPatient
• 患者huàn zhěPatient (more formal)
• 预约yù yuēAppointment
• 今天jīn tiānToday
• 帮助bāng zhùTo help
• 检查jiǎn cháExamination / to check

What you see on the skin

• 皮疹pí zhěnRash
• 红斑hóng bānErythema (red patch)
• 丘疹qiū zhěnPapule
• 水疱shuǐ pàoVesicle (small blister)
• 脓疱nóng pàoPustule
• 斑块bān kuàiPlaque
• 结节jié jiéNodule
• 鳞屑lín xièScale
• 溃疡kuì yángUlcer
• 色素沉着sè sù chén zhuóHyperpigmentation

What the patient feels

• 发炎fā yánInflamed / inflammation
• 瘙痒sào yǎngItching
• 干燥gān zàoDry
• 一直yì zhíContinuously
• 偶尔ǒu ěrOccasionally
• 轻微qīng wēiMild

Signs you can see

• 肿zhǒngSwollen
• 渗液shèn yèOozing
• 严重yán zhòngSerious / severe

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 您好，我姓王，是这里的皮肤科医生。Nín hǎo, wǒ xìng Wáng, shì zhè lǐ de pí fū kē yī shēng.Hello, my last name is Wang. I’m a dermatologist here.
2. 请问您叫什么名字？Qǐng wèn nín jiào shén me míng zi?May I ask what your name is?
3. 请说一下您的出生日期。Qǐng shuō yí xià nín de chū shēng rì qī.Please tell me your date of birth.
4. 您今天有什么不舒服吗？Nín jīn tiān yǒu shén me bù shū fu ma?Are you experiencing any discomfort today?
5. 是哪个部位？Shì nǎ ge bù wèi?Which area is it?
6. 痒了多久了？Yǎng le duō jiǔ le?How long has it been itching?
7. 是一直痒，还是偶尔痒？Shì yì zhí yǎng, hái shi ǒu ěr yǎng?Does it itch continuously, or only occasionally?
8. 您对什么过敏？Nín duì shén me guò mǐn?What are you allergic to?
9. 跟之前相比，您的皮肤怎么样？Gēn zhī qián xiāng bǐ, nín de pí fū zěn me yàng?Compared with before, how is your skin?
10. 谢谢您，下次见。Xiè xie nín, xià cì jiàn.Thank you, see you next time.

What’s in Module 1

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up
2. Part 2 · Greetings & IntroductionsThe Single Most Important Habit · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · The Greeting Script · Upgrade Your Opening · Key Patterns
3. Part 3 · Confirming Patient InformationConfirming Patient Information · Reference · Reading a Date
4. Part 4 · Where Is the Problem?Where Is the Problem? · Body Map · Position Words · Skin Map · Inside the Skin · Skin, Hair & Nails · Flash Cards · Lesion Vocabulary · Flash Cards
5. Part 5 · Itch, Triggers & AllergiesHow Long, and How Often · Triggers & Sensitivity · Sentences With 刺激 · Asking About Allergies · Comparing With the Last Visit · Symptom Vocabulary
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 1 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 1 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 1 Wrap-Up · 下次见