How to Say ‘What's bothering you today?’ in Traditional Chinese
今天哪裡不舒服？
jīn tiān nǎ lǐ bù shū fú
[jin tyan nǎlǐ bù shūfú]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is the usual opening line from a doctor at a Taiwanese clinic. Visits are quick, so have your main symptom ready to say right away.
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jin tyan]
today
Refers to the current day; often used when talking about today's event or schedule.
今天的活動讓我更了解這家公司。
Today’s event helped me understand this company better.
哪裡不舒服？
nǎ lǐ bù shū fú
where do you feel unwell?
哪裡 (nǎlǐ) means 'where' and 不舒服 (bù shūfu) means 'unwell'. The question ends with a rising intonation.
你哪裡不舒服？
Where do you feel unwell?
Words in this phrase
哪裡
nǎ lǐ
[nǎlǐ]
where
A question word asking about location.
你住在哪裡？
Where do you live?
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
舒服
shū fú
[shūfú]
comfortable; feeling well
Describes physical ease; with 不 it means feeling sick or unwell.
這張椅子很舒服。
This chair is very comfortable.
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