How to Say ‘I am allergic to peanuts.’ in Simplified Chinese
我对花生过敏。
wǒ duì huā shēng guò mǐn
[waw dway hwah-shung gwor-min]
💬 Usage Tip: [对 ... 过敏] is the pattern for being allergic to something: [我对花生过敏], [我对海鲜过敏]. Put the allergen after [对].
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used by the speaker.
我对花生过敏。
I am allergic to peanuts.
对花生
duì huā shēng
to peanuts / with peanuts
Introduces the thing causing the reaction.
我对海鲜过敏。
I am allergic to seafood.
Words in this phrase
对
duì
[dway]
toward; to
Here it is used in the pattern 对…过敏, meaning allergic to something.
我对海鲜过敏。
I am allergic to seafood.
花生
huā shēng
[hwah-shung]
peanuts
Peanuts, often mentioned for food allergy reasons.
我不能吃花生。
I can't eat peanuts.
过敏
guò mǐn
[gwor-min]
allergic
Used to say someone has an allergy to a food or substance.
她对牛奶过敏。
She is allergic to milk.
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