No doubt about it, we live in a post-Covid world now. Masks, airline delays, Covid tests, and vaccine passports play important roles in our daily life. How can you discuss this new reality and the coronavirus in Chinese?
You can learn all the Covid-19 Chinese vocabulary right here. With this guide, you’ll be able to talk about your symptoms, positive and negative test results, health code, quarantine, and more all in Mandarin Chinese. Stay safe!
Signs and Symptoms
Covid: 新冠病毒 xīnguàn bìngdú
Symptoms: 症状 zhèngzhuàng
Cough: 咳嗽 késou
Fever: 发烧 fāshāo
Headache: 头疼 tóuténg
Difficulty Breathing: 呼吸困难 hūxīkùnnan
Loss of taste: 味觉丧失 Wèijué sàngshī
Sample Sentences:
- What are your symptoms? 你的症状是什么? Nǐ de zhèngzhuàng shì shénme
- I have a headache. 我头疼。Wǒ tóuténg
- I have a fever. 我发烧了. Wǒ fāshāole
- I have Covid. 我有新冠病毒. Wǒ yǒu xīnguān bìngdú
Getting a Test
Before you travel, you will need to take a Covid-19 test. Additionally, if your university or city experiences an outbreak, you might have to get tested as part of public safety measures. Here is the relevant Covid-19 Chinese vocabulary:
Covid Test: 病毒检测 Bìngdú jiǎncè
Nucleic Acid PCR Test: 核酸检测 hésuān jiǎncè
Antibody test: 抗体检测 Kàngtǐ jiǎncè
Same-day results: 当天报告 dāngtiān bàogào
Positive (test result): 阳性 Yángxìng
Negative (test result): 阴性 Yīnxìng
Sample Sentences:
- Proof of a negative test: 病毒检测阴性证明 Bìngdú jiǎncè yīnxìng zhèngmíng
- You have a negative test result. 您的检测结果呈阴性. Nín de jiǎncè jiéguǒ chéng yīnxìng
- You have a positive test result. 您的检测结果呈阳性。Nín de jiǎncè jiéguǒ chéng yángxìng
- Where can I get a Covid test? 我在哪里可以进行病毒检测? Wǒ zài nǎlǐ kěyǐ jìnxíng Bìngdú jiǎncè?
Get a Vaccine and Chinese Health Code
In order to stay healthy as you move around the city and travel, this Covid-19 Chinese vocabulary is absolutely essential to know.
Vaccine: 疫苗 Yìmiáo
Get a vaccine: 接种疫苗 jiēzhǒng yìmiáo or 打疫苗 dǎyìmiáo
Health code: 健康码 Jiànkāng mǎ
Three colors for health code: green/yellow/red: 绿 Lǜ / 黄 huáng / 红 hóng
Sample Sentences:
- I got vaccinated last month. 我上个月打了疫苗。Wǒ shàng gè yuè dǎle yìmiáo
- My health code is green. 我的健康码是绿色的. Wǒ de jiànkāng mǎ shì lǜsè de
Other Covid-19 Chinese Vocabulary
Mask: 口罩 Kǒuzhào
Quarantine: 隔离 Gélí
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