How to Say ‘I was diagnosed with diabetes last week.’ in Simplified Chinese
我上周查出糖尿病。
wǒ shàng zhōu chá chū táng niào bìng
[wo shahng joe cháchū tángniàobìng]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words like 上周 go right after the subject and before the action, not at the end as in English. Also: 我昨天查出… "I was diagnosed yesterday with…".
Phrase Breakdown
我上周
wǒ shàng zhōu
I, last week
我 (wǒ) means 'I'. 上周 (shàngzhōu) means 'last week'. The time word comes before the verb.
我上周去了北京。
I went to Beijing last week.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
上
shàng
[shahng]
last; previous
Used in time expressions to mean the previous one, such as last month.
上个月家里很忙。
The family was very busy last month.
周
zhōu
[joe]
week
The word for 'week,' often used in scheduling and making plans.
这周你有空见面吗？
Are you free to meet this week?
查出糖尿病。
chá chū táng niào bìng
was diagnosed with diabetes
查出 (cháchū) means 'to find out through a test'. 糖尿病 (tángniàobìng) means 'diabetes'.
医生查出他有糖尿病。
The doctor found that he has diabetes.
Words in this phrase
查出
chá chū
[cháchū]
to be diagnosed with; to find out
To discover something through an examination or check.
医生查出他血压高。
The doctor found that he has high blood pressure.
糖尿病
táng niào bìng
[tángniàobìng]
diabetes
A chronic disease with high blood sugar.
糖尿病要长期管理。
Diabetes needs long-term management.
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