疼痛
tengtong
pain
Core symptom vocabulary.
Clinical vocabulary
Clinical Mandarin vocabulary by body system
A vocabulary hub for high-yield clinical Mandarin terms used in symptoms, history taking, examination, investigations, and treatment.
Vocabulary should be usable
Clinical vocabulary is most useful when it appears inside patient questions and instructions, not as isolated flashcard words.
Study by body system
Group terms by cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurology, musculoskeletal, urinary, endocrine, and other clinical systems.
Connect words to patient phrases
After learning each term, practise one doctor question and one patient answer so the word becomes usable in conversation.
High-yield phrases
发烧
fashao
fever
Common general symptom.
检查
jiancha
examination or test
Used for clinical examination and investigations.
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您有发烧吗？
Nin you fashao ma?
Do you have a fever?
patient
有，昨天开始发烧。
You, zuotian kaishi fashao.
Yes, the fever started yesterday.
doctor
还需要做一个检查。
Hai xuyao zuo yige jiancha.
We still need to do a test.
Common mistakes
- Learning specialist terms before common symptoms.
- Ignoring pinyin and tones for words used at the bedside.
- Not practising vocabulary inside full questions.
FAQ
What clinical Mandarin vocabulary should I learn first?
Start with symptoms, body parts, timing, severity, medicines, allergies, tests, and common examination instructions.
Should vocabulary be organised by HSK level?
HSK helps general Chinese, but clinical work is easier when vocabulary is organised by body system and patient task.
Does this include pinyin?
Yes. ClinicalMandarin pages include simplified Chinese, pinyin, English, and clinical use.