您减了多少体重？
Nín jiǎn le duōshǎo tǐzhòng?
How much weight have you lost?
Doctor question
General Practice symptoms
Weight loss in Mandarin — clinical phrases for doctors
Unexplained weight loss (体重下降, tǐzhòng xiàjiàng) is a significant clinical finding that warrants thorough investigation. This guide provides structured Mandarin phrases for weight loss history taking.
Red flags
Unintentional weight loss >5% in 6 months — 6个月内非自愿体重下降>5%; Weight loss with night sweats and fever — 体重下降伴盗汗发热 (B symptoms)
High-yield phrases
体重是在什么时间段内减少的？
Tǐzhòng shì zài shénme shíjiān duàn nèi jiǎnshǎo de?
Over what time period?
Doctor question
您有主动减肥吗？
Nín yǒu zhǔdòng jiǎnféi ma?
Are you intentionally trying to lose weight?
Doctor question
您的食欲怎么样？
Nín de shíyù zěnmeyàng?
How is your appetite?
Doctor question
您有盗汗吗？
Nín yǒu dào hàn ma?
Do you have night sweats?
Doctor question
我三个月内减了十公斤
Wǒ sān gè yuè nèi jiǎn le shí gōngjīn
I have lost 10 kg in three months
Patient phrase
我没有刻意减肥
Wǒ méiyǒu kèyì jiǎnféi
I was not trying to lose weight
Patient phrase
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您减了多少体重？
Nín jiǎn le duōshǎo tǐzhòng?
How much weight have you lost?
patient
我三个月内减了十公斤
Wǒ sān gè yuè nèi jiǎn le shí gōngjīn
I have lost 10 kg in three months
doctor
体重是在什么时间段内减少的？
Tǐzhòng shì zài shénme shíjiān duàn nèi jiǎnshǎo de?
Over what time period?
patient
我没有刻意减肥
Wǒ méiyǒu kèyì jiǎnféi
I was not trying to lose weight
doctor
您有主动减肥吗？
Nín yǒu zhǔdòng jiǎnféi ma?
Are you intentionally trying to lose weight?
Common mistakes
- Asking closed yes/no questions before establishing an open history of the symptom.
FAQ
How do I ask about weight loss in Mandarin?
Unexplained weight loss (体重下降, tǐzhòng xiàjiàng) is a significant clinical finding that warrants thorough investigation. This guide provides structured Mandarin phrases for weight loss history taking.