Module 3 of 12 · 全科中文 Primary Care
病史 Past, Family and Social History
Take a past, family and social history in Mandarin: illnesses, surgeries, allergies, family health, smoking and drinking, asked plainly.
By the end of this module you can…
- Ask about past illnesses, surgeries, hospital stays, allergies and current medicines.
- Take a family history, with the gentle words for a relative who has died.
- Ask about smoking in cigarettes a day and years, and turn it into pack-years.
- Ask about alcohol in liang, cans and glasses, and count it in standard drinks.
- Ask about work, home, sex, mood and safety in a plain, even voice, and say why you’re asking.
Key vocabulary
Fourteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.
Health and family
- 高血压gāo xuè yāHigh blood pressure
- 糖尿病táng niào bìngDiabetes
- 手术shǒu shùSurgery, an operation
- 住院zhù yuànTo be admitted to the hospital
- 过敏guò mǐnAllergy; allergic
- 父母fù mǔParents
- 兄弟姐妹xiōng dì jiě mèiBrothers and sisters
- 遗传yí chuánInherited; runs in the family
Daily life
- 抽烟chōu yānTo smoke
- 喝酒hē jiǔTo drink alcohol
- 运动yùn dòngExercise
- 工作gōng zuòWork, a job
- 一起住yì qǐ zhùTo live together
- 戒烟jiè yānTo quit smoking
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.
- 我想问一些以前的健康情况，这样能更好地照顾您。Wǒ xiǎng wèn yì xiē yǐ qián de jiàn kāng qíng kuàng, zhè yàng néng gèng hǎo de zhào gu nín.I’d like to ask about your past health, to care for you better.
- 您以前得过什么病吗？Nín yǐ qián dé guo shén me bìng ma?Have you had any illnesses?
- 您做过手术吗？住过院吗？Nín zuò guo shǒu shù ma? Zhù guo yuàn ma?Any surgery? Any hospital stays?
- 您对什么药过敏吗？Nín duì shén me yào guò mǐn ma?Are you allergic to any medicines?
- 您父母、兄弟姐妹身体怎么样？Nín fù mǔ, xiōng dì jiě mèi shēn tǐ zěn me yàng?How is the health of your parents, brothers and sisters?
- 您一天抽多少支？抽了多少年了？Nín yì tiān chōu duō shao zhī? Chōu le duō shao nián le?How many cigarettes a day? For how many years?
- 您喝酒吗？一般喝什么，喝多少？Nín hē jiǔ ma? Yì bān hē shén me, hē duō shao?Do you drink? What, and how much?
- 您做什么工作？跟谁一起住？Nín zuò shén me gōng zuò? Gēn shéi yì qǐ zhù?What work do you do? Who do you live with?
- 接下来有几个比较私人的问题，我每个病人都会问。Jiē xià lái yǒu jǐ ge bǐ jiào sī rén de wèn tí, wǒ měi ge bìng rén dōu huì wèn.A few personal questions I ask every patient.
- 您在家里觉得安全吗？Nín zài jiā lǐ jué de ān quán ma?Do you feel safe at home?
What’s in Module 3
- Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Family and Habits
- Part 2 · The Words for HistoryReading the PinyinSaying 抽烟 vs. Writing 吸烟史Vocabulary · Flash CardsCounting Pack-Years
- Part 3 · Past and FamilyThe History ScriptSay Why You’re AskingKey PatternsIllnesses, Surgeries and AllergiesFamily HistoryAlcohol: Liang, Cans and Glasses
- Part 4 · Life and SafetyWork, Home and Daily LifePersonal Questions, Asked PlainlyMood and Safety at Home
- Part 5 · Concerns & BackgroundWhat Patients SayWhere You’re From: Hepatitis B and TBThree More History Words
- Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided ConversationRound 2 · Controlled PracticeRounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
- Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 3 Knowledge Check
- Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 3 HomeworkTake-Home Phrase SheetModule 3 Wrap-Up · 下次见
Practice it properly
The full module adds dialogues, role-plays, pronunciation drills and a Knowledge Check. Pass the check to earn a certificate of completion you can add to LinkedIn.