How to Say ‘Let's measure your height and weight first.’ in Traditional Chinese
先量一下身高體重喔。
xiān liàng yī xià shēn gāo tǐ zhòng ō
[xiān liáng ee-shyah shēngāo tǐzhòng oh]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: The 喔 at the end makes this sound friendly and reassuring. Taiwanese nurses use it constantly, and it softens what is really an instruction.
Phrase Breakdown
先量一下
xiān liàng yī xià
first, let's measure
先 means 'first'. Here 量 (liáng) means 'to measure'. 一下 softens the request: 'quickly' or 'a bit'.
先量一下血壓。
Let's measure your blood pressure first.
Words in this phrase
先
xiān
[xiān]
first; in advance
Indicates doing something before something else.
我先點餐。
I'll order first.
量
liàng
[liáng]
to measure
Verb meaning to measure size, weight, temperature, etc.
護士幫我量血壓。
The nurse measured my blood pressure.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; briefly
一下 softens an action and often means 'for a moment' or 'a little bit.'
我想跟你確認一下時間。
I want to confirm the time with you briefly.
身高體重喔。
shēn gāo tǐ zhòng ō
your height and weight.
身高 means 'height' and 體重 means 'weight'. 喔 (o) is a friendly sentence-final particle used often in Taiwan.
你的身高體重是多少？
What are your height and weight?
Words in this phrase
身高
shēn gāo
[shēngāo]
height
Noun for a person's body height.
我的身高是一百七十公分。
My height is 170 centimeters.
體重
tǐ zhòng
[tǐzhòng]
body weight
Noun for how much a person weighs.
他的體重增加了。
His weight has increased.
喔
ō
[oh]
oh; sentence particle
A friendly final particle that softens the tone and sounds warm or casual.
到時候見喔。
See you then.
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