1. 流血 (liúxuè) – to bleed

  1. 他摔倒后手开始流血了。 Tā shuāidǎo hòu shǒu kāishǐ liúxuè le. His hand started to bleed after he fell. 流血 liúxuè – to bleed

  1. 伤口很深,流血不止。 Shāngkǒu hěn shēn, liúxuè bùzhǐ. The wound is deep, and the bleeding doesn’t stop. 流血 liúxuè – bleeding 伤口 shāngkǒu – wound

2. 咳嗽 (késòu) – to cough

  1. 他感冒了,一直在咳嗽。 Tā gǎnmào le, yīzhí zài késòu. He caught a cold and has been coughing. 咳嗽 késòu – to cough 感冒 gǎnmào – cold

  1. 咳嗽的时候要喝点水。Késòu de shíhou yào hē diǎn shuǐ. Drink some water when you’re coughing. 咳嗽 késòu – coughing

3. 减肥 (jiǎnféi) – to lose weight

  1. 她为了减肥每天跑步。 Tā wèile jiǎnféi měitiān pǎobù. She runs every day to lose weight. 减肥 jiǎnféi – to lose weight 跑步 pǎobù – to run

  1. 减肥需要控制饮食和运动。Jiǎnféi xūyào kòngzhì yǐnshí hé yùndòng. Losing weight requires controlling diet and exercising. 减肥 jiǎnféi – losing weight 饮食 yǐnshí – diet

4. 抽烟 (chōuyān) – to smoke

  1. 他每天抽烟,对健康不好。 Tā měitiān chōuyān, duì jiànkāng bùhǎo. He smokes every day, which is bad for his health. 抽烟 chōuyān – to smoke 健康 jiànkāng – health

  1. 这里禁止抽烟,请注意。 Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ chōuyān, qǐng zhùyì. Smoking is prohibited here, please take note. 抽烟 chōuyān – smoking 禁止 jìnzhǐ – to prohibit