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How to Say ‘My body feels a little unwell lately.’ in Simplified Chinese

我最近身体有点不舒服。

wǒ zuì jìn shēn tǐ yǒu diǎn bù shū fú

[waw dzway-jin shun-tee yo-dyen boo shoo-fuh]

💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often puts time words like [最近] before the main comment: [我最近很累], [他今天没来]. Then the condition itself comes later: [身体有点不舒服].

Phrase Breakdown

[waw]

I; me

The basic first-person singular pronoun.

Example

我最近身体有点不舒服。

Recently, I haven't been feeling very well.

最近

zuì jìn

[dzway-jin]

recently; lately

Used to talk about the near past or current period of time.

Example

我最近身体有点不舒服。

Recently, I haven't been feeling very well.

身体

shēn tǐ

[shun-tee]

body; health

Can refer to the physical body or someone's general health condition.

Example

我最近身体有点不舒服。

Recently, I haven't been feeling very well.

有点

yǒu diǎn

[yo-dyen]

a little; somewhat

Used to show a small degree, often before adjectives or negative feelings.

Example

我最近身体有点不舒服。

Recently, I haven't been feeling very well.

不舒服

bù shū fú

unwell; uncomfortable

Means not feeling physically well or feeling uneasy.

Example

她今天不舒服。

She feels unwell today.

Words in this phrase

[boo]

not; no

A common negative word used before verbs and adjectives.

Example

我最近身体有点不舒服。

Recently, I haven't been feeling very well.

舒服

shū fú

[shoo-fuh]

comfortable; well

Means comfortable or physically well; in 不舒服 it means feeling unwell.

Example

我最近身体有点不舒服。

Recently, I haven't been feeling very well.

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