您疲劳多久了？
Nín pílao duō jiǔ le?
How long have you felt fatigued?
Doctor question
General Practice symptoms
Fatigue in Mandarin — clinical phrases for doctors and nurses
Fatigue (疲劳, pílao) is one of the most common and diagnostically broad presentations in clinical practice. This guide provides structured Mandarin for fatigue history taking and red flag identification.
Red flags
Fatigue with weight loss and night sweats — 疲劳伴体重下降和盗汗 (lymphoma/malignancy); Fatigue with pallor — 疲劳伴苍白 (anaemia); Severe fatigue with hypothyroid features — 疲劳伴甲减症状
High-yield phrases
疲劳影响您的日常活动吗？
Pílao yǐngxiǎng nín de rìcháng huódòng ma?
Does the fatigue affect your daily activities?
Doctor question
您的睡眠怎么样？
Nín de shuìmián zěnmeyàng?
How is your sleep?
Doctor question
您最近有体重变化吗？
Nín zuìjìn yǒu tǐzhòng biànhuà ma?
Have you had any recent weight changes?
Doctor question
您有情绪低落吗？
Nín yǒu qíngxù dīluò ma?
Do you have low mood?
Doctor question
我总是很累，即使睡了很多也一样
Wǒ zǒng shì hěn lèi, jíshǐ shuì le hěnduō yě yīyàng
I am always tired, even after sleeping a lot
Patient phrase
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您疲劳多久了？
Nín pílao duō jiǔ le?
How long have you felt fatigued?
patient
我总是很累，即使睡了很多也一样
Wǒ zǒng shì hěn lèi, jíshǐ shuì le hěnduō yě yīyàng
I am always tired, even after sleeping a lot
doctor
疲劳影响您的日常活动吗？
Pílao yǐngxiǎng nín de rìcháng huódòng ma?
Does the fatigue affect your daily activities?
doctor
您的睡眠怎么样？
Nín de shuìmián zěnmeyàng?
How is your sleep?
Common mistakes
- Asking closed yes/no questions before establishing an open history of the symptom.
FAQ
How do I ask about fatigue in Mandarin?
Fatigue (疲劳, pílao) is one of the most common and diagnostically broad presentations in clinical practice. This guide provides structured Mandarin for fatigue history taking and red flag identification.