How to Say ‘Do I need to check my blood sugar myself every day?’ in Simplified Chinese
我需要每天自己测血糖吗?
wǒ xū yào měi tiān zì jǐ cè xuè táng ma
[waw shyoo-yao may Tyan zìjǐ cè xuètáng mah]
Phrase Breakdown
我需要每天
wǒ xū yào měi tiān
do I need to, every day
我 (wǒ) means 'I', 需要 (xūyào) means 'need to', and 每天 (měitiān) means 'every day'. The time word goes before the action: wǒ xūyào měitiān.
我需要每天吃药。
I need to take medicine every day.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.
我也想了解这个公司的文化。
I also want to understand this company’s culture.
需要
xū yào
[shyoo-yao]
to need; to require
Asks whether something is necessary.
需要留电话吗？我们第一次来。
Do we need to leave a phone number? It's our first time here.
每
měi
[may]
every; each
Used before a time word to mean 'every' or 'each'.
我每周都给爸妈打电话。
I call my parents every week.
天
tiān
[Tyan]
day
A period of twenty-four hours.
今天是好日子。
Today is a good day.
自己测血糖吗?
zì jǐ cè xuè táng ma
check my blood sugar myself?
吗 (ma) at the end turns the sentence into a yes/no question. Say it with a light neutral tone: zìjǐ cè xuètáng ma?
你在家自己测血糖吗?
Do you check your blood sugar yourself at home?
Words in this phrase
自己
zì jǐ
[zìjǐ]
oneself
Refers to the person in concern as an individual entity.
他相信自己能做到。
He believes he can do it himself.
测
cè
[cè]
to measure; to test
To check a value with a device.
我每天测体温。
I take my temperature every day.
血糖
xuè táng
[xuètáng]
blood sugar
Glucose level in the blood.
他的血糖很高。
His blood sugar is high.
吗
ma
[mah]
question particle (yes/no)
Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes/no question.
新年你回家了吗？
Did you go home for the New Year?
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