Basic measurements: Describing your body measurements to the nurse
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Key Phrases
你的體重是多少？／我的體重是七十公斤。
nǐ de tǐ zhòng shì duō shǎo wǒ de tǐ zhòng shì qī shí gōng jīn
What is your weight? / My weight is seventy kilograms.
你的身高呢？／我的身高是一百七十五公分。
nǐ de shēn gāo ne wǒ de shēn gāo shì yì bǎi qī shí wǔ gōng fēn
What about your height? / My height is one hundred seventy-five centimeters.
胸圍是多少？／我的胸圍是九十五公分。
xiōng wéi shì duō shǎo wǒ de xiōng wéi shì jiǔ shí wǔ gōng fēn
What is your chest measurement? / My chest measurement is ninety-five centimeters.
Skills You'll Learn
Asking for and giving basic body measurements.
詢問和回答基本的身體測量數據。
xún wèn hé huí dá jī běn de shēn tǐ cè liàng shù jù
Using units like kilograms and centimeters correctly.
正確使用公斤和公分等單位。
zhèng què shǐ yòng gōng jīn hé gōng fēn děng dān wèi
Talking to medical staff politely about personal body data.
有禮貌地向醫護人員說明個人的身體資料。
yǒu lǐ mào dì xiàng yī hù rén yuán shuō míng gè rén de shēn tǐ zī liào
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a clinic in Taiwan, telling a nurse your body measurements like your weight, height, arm size, waist, and chest.
你好，請問今天要量身體資料嗎？
nǐ hǎo qǐng wèn jīn tiān yào liàng shēn tǐ zī liào ma
Hello, may I ask if you need to take your body measurements today?
對，我要告訴護士我的身體尺寸。
duì wǒ yào gào sù hù shì wǒ de shēn tǐ chǐ cùn
Yes, I want to tell the nurse my body measurements.
好啊，你的體重是多少？
hǎo a nǐ de tǐ zhòng shì duō shǎo
Okay, what's your weight?
我的體重是七十公斤。
wǒ de tǐ zhòng shì qī shí gōng jīn
My weight is 70 kilograms.
你的身高呢？
nǐ de shēn gāo ne
How tall are you?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
你好。
nǐ hǎo
Hello.
🇹🇼 [你好] is understood, but in clinics in Taiwan [你好] or [請問] can feel more natural than a very casual English-style "hi."
See breakdown →請問。
qǐng wèn
Excuse me.
🇹🇼 [請問] is the standard polite way to get a stranger's attention in Taiwan, especially with staff like nurses or receptionists. It softens your question more than a direct opener would.
See breakdown →今天
jīn tiān
Today
量
liàng
To measure
身體
shēn tǐ
Body
資料
zī liào
Data; information
💬 [資料] often means general "information," not just computer-style "data." In medical settings, [身體資料] means your body measurements or personal body-related info.
See breakdown →量身體資料
liàng shēn tǐ zī liào
Measure body information
💬 [量] means "measure," so Chinese often says "[measure] body information/measurements" where English would use "take" measurements. You can reuse this with other things: [量身高] "measure height," [量體重] "measure weight."
See breakdown →對。
duì
Yes.
🇹🇼 For answering staff, [對] is a natural short "yes, that's right." It often sounds a bit more like confirming something than plain [是].
See breakdown →我要
wǒ yào
I want to; I need to
💬 [要] can mean both "want to" and "need to," so [我要...] is flexible and common in real situations. Swap the verb after it: [我要問一下] "I want/need to ask," [我要填資料] "I need to fill in information."
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