Body Parts & Vehicle

Before we get into the vocab, here’s something worth knowing about mental health care in Taiwan and China: there are relatively few licensed psychologists compared to the size of the population, and in older generations, seeing a therapist was often associated with serious mental illness rather than everyday support. That kind of stigma has meant many people keep their struggles private, and with a limited number of providers, therapy can also come with a high price tag.

Head to toe

Body Parts in Chinese

Putting it all together

Examples

醫生yīshēng量了liángle她的tā de身高shēngāo和hé體重tǐzhòng医生yīshēng量了liángle她的tā de身高shēngāo和hé体重tǐzhòng The doctor measured her height and weight.

他tā吃chī太多tài duō零食língshí，肚子dùzi有點痛yǒudiǎn tòng他tā吃chī太多tài duō零食língshí，肚子dùzi有点痛yǒudiǎn tòng He ate too many snacks and now has a stomachache.

Getting around

Vehicle Words in Chinese

Putting it all together

Examples

我們wǒmen決定juédìng搭dā高鐵gāotiě去qù台南táinán，比bǐ開車kāichē快很多kuài hěnduō我们wǒmen决定juédìng搭dā高铁gāotiě去qù台南táinán，比bǐ开车kāichē快很多kuài hěnduō We decided to take the high-speed rail to Tainan; it’s much faster than driving.

這個zhège城市chéngshì還沒有hái méiyǒu鐵路tiělù，只能zhǐnéng靠kào巴士bāshì往返wǎngfǎn这个zhège城市chéngshì还没有hái méiyǒu铁路tiělù，只能zhǐnéng靠kào巴士bāshì往返wǎngfǎn This city doesn’t have a railroad yet, so people rely on buses to get around.

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