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How to Say ‘First a urine test, then a kidney ultrasound.’ in Simplified Chinese

先查个尿，再做个肾脏B超。

xiān chá gè niào zài zuò gè shèn zàng B chāo

[shyen chá guh niào dzeye zuò guh shènzàng bì chāo]

💬 Usage Tip: 先… 再… is the go-to way to give an order of steps: 先交费，再检查 "pay first, then get tested".

🇨🇳 In China: B超 (bì chāo) is the everyday hospital word for ultrasound. You'll see it on signs and hear it from staff far more often than the formal 超声.

Phrase Breakdown

先查个尿，

xiān chá gè niào

first do a urine test,

先 (xiān) means 'first' and pairs with 再 (zài, 'then') in the next part.

Example

先查个尿，好吗？

Let's do a urine test first, OK?

Words in this phrase

先

xiān

[shyen]

first; beforehand

Shows that one action happens before another.

Example

你可以先看看公司的介绍。

You can first take a look at the company's introduction.

查

chá

[chá]

to check; to look up

Verb meaning to search or verify information.

Example

我查一下明天的预订。

Let me check tomorrow's reservations.

个

gè

[guh]

measure word; classifier

A common classifier used with many nouns and counted items.

Example

他们可能会再进一个球。

They might score one more goal.

尿

niào

[niào]

urine

Liquid waste from the body; used for tests.

Example

请留一点尿。

Please give a urine sample.

再做个

zài zuò gè

then do a

再 (zài) means 'then, next'. 做个 (zuò ge) means 'do a'.

Example

再做个检查。

Then do another test.

Words in this phrase

再

zài

[dzeye]

again; then

Often used to mean doing something one more time or at a later point.

Example

我们下次再约吧。

Let’s arrange another time next time.

做

zuò

[zuò]

to do; to undergo (a test)

Used with medical tests and procedures.

Example

你要做个血检。

You need to do a blood test.

个

gè

[guh]

measure word; classifier

A common classifier used with many nouns and counted items.

Example

他们可能会再进一个球。

They might score one more goal.

肾脏B超。

shèn zàng B chāo

kidney ultrasound.

肾脏 (shènzàng) means 'kidney'. B超 (B chāo) is the common word for an ultrasound scan.

Example

我要做肾脏B超。

I need a kidney ultrasound.

Words in this phrase

肾脏

shèn zàng

[shènzàng]

kidney

Formal word for the kidney organ.

Example

他的肾脏有问题。

He has a kidney problem.

B超

B chāo

[bì chāo]

ultrasound scan

Common term for a B-mode ultrasound exam.

Example

我下午去做B超。

I'm getting an ultrasound this afternoon.

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