检查结果显示...
Jiǎnchá jiéguǒ xiǎnshì...
The test results show...
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Clinical scenarios in Mandarin
Explaining a diagnosis in Mandarin — clinical phrases for doctors
Explaining a diagnosis clearly in Mandarin is one of the most important clinical communication skills. This guide provides structured phrases and example dialogue for delivering diagnoses sensitively and clearly.
Clinical context
Diagnosis delivery requires clear language, appropriate pace, and compassion. Mandarin-speaking patients deserve the same quality of explanation as any other patient — in their own language.
Step 1: Set the context
Briefly summarise what investigations were done.
Step 2: Deliver the diagnosis clearly
State the diagnosis plainly — avoid overly technical terms.
Step 3: Explain what it means
Describe the condition and its implications simply.
Step 4: Outline the management plan
Medications, follow-up, lifestyle changes.
Step 5: Check understanding
Confirm the patient understood and answer questions.
High-yield phrases
这是一种叫做...的疾病
Zhè shì yī zhǒng jiào zuò... de jíbìng
This is a condition called...
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我们会马上开始治疗
Wǒmen huì mǎshàng kāishǐ zhìliáo
We will start treatment immediately
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您明白我说的吗？
Nín míngbái wǒ shuō de ma?
Do you understand what I have said?
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Example clinical dialogue
doctor
王先生，我们已经看了您所有的检查结果。
Wáng xiānsheng, wǒmen yǐjīng kàn le nín suǒyǒu de jiǎnchá jiéguǒ.
Mr Wang, we have reviewed all of your test results.
patient
结果怎么样？
Jiéguǒ zěnmeyàng?
What do the results show?
doctor
您的心电图和血液检查显示您有心脏病发作，也就是心肌梗死。
Nín de xīndiàntú hé xuèyè jiǎnchá xiǎnshì nín yǒu xīnzàng bìng fāzuò, yě jiùshì xīnjī gěngsǐ.
Your ECG and blood tests show that you have had a heart attack — what we call a myocardial infarction.
patient
心脏病发作？这很严重吗？
Xīnzàng bìng fāzuò? Zhè hěn yánzhòng ma?
A heart attack? Is it serious?
doctor
这是需要认真对待的情况，但我们已经及时发现了，我们会马上开始治疗。
Zhè shì xūyào rènzhēn duìdài de qíngkuàng, dàn wǒmen yǐjīng jíshí fāxiàn le, wǒmen huì mǎshàng kāishǐ zhìliáo.
It is a serious condition, but we found it in time and will start treatment immediately.
doctor
我们会给您用一些药物来帮助心脏，您可能还需要做一个手术。
Wǒmen huì gěi nín yòng yīxiē yàowù lái bāngzhù xīnzàng, nín kěnéng hái xūyào zuò yīgè shǒushù.
We will give you medications to help your heart, and you may also need a procedure.
doctor
您明白我说的吗？您有什么问题吗？
Nín míngbái wǒ shuō de ma? Nín yǒu shénme wèntí ma?
Do you understand what I have said? Do you have any questions?
patient
我听懂了。我的家人能来陪我吗？
Wǒ tīng dǒng le. Wǒ de jiārén néng lái péi wǒ ma?
I understand. Can my family come to be with me?
doctor
当然可以。我们会帮您联系您的家人。
Dāngrán kěyǐ. Wǒmen huì bāng nín liánxi nín de jiārén.
Of course. We will help you contact your family.
Common mistakes
- Using excessive medical jargon — always follow a technical term with a plain explanation
- Delivering difficult news too quickly — pace your speech and allow silence
- Not checking patient understanding — always confirm comprehension before ending
FAQ
How do I practise explaining a diagnosis in mandarin?
Diagnosis delivery requires clear language, appropriate pace, and compassion. Mandarin-speaking patients deserve the same quality of explanation as any other patient — in their own language.