Dental Chinese: Examination

Phrases you'll use during this part of a dental appointment, with their meanings.

请咬紧请qǐng咬yǎo紧jǐn

Bite down, please

我来检查您的牙齿我wǒ来lái检jiǎn查chá您nín的de牙yá齿chǐ

I'm going to check your teeth

我咀嚼时会疼我wǒ咀jǔ嚼jué时shí会huì疼téng

It hurts when I chew

请张嘴请qǐng张zhāng嘴zuǐ

Open your mouth, please

这里疼吗？这zhè里lǐ疼téng吗ma？

Does it hurt here?

很疼很hěn疼téng

It hurts a lot

张大嘴张zhāng大dà嘴zuǐ

Open wide

闭上嘴闭bì上shàng嘴zuǐ

Close your mouth

放松放fàng松sōng

Relax

别动别bié动dòng

Don't move

我们需要拍一张X光片我wǒ们men需xū要yào拍pāi一yì张zhāngX光guāng片piàn

We need an X-ray

这不会疼这zhè不bú会huì疼téng

This won't hurt

您有一颗龋齿您nín有yǒu一yì颗kē龋qǔ齿chǐ

You have a cavity

前牙前qián牙yá

The front tooth

后牙后hòu牙yá

The back tooth

上面的上shàng面miàn的de

Upper

下面的下xià面miàn的de

Lower

这一侧这zhè一yí侧cè

This side

我上面的磨牙疼我wǒ上shàng面miàn的de磨mó牙yá疼téng

My upper molar hurts

哪一侧疼？哪nǎ一yí侧cè疼téng？

Which side hurts?

脸颊脸liǎn颊jiá

The cheek

嘴唇嘴zuǐ唇chún

The lip

下颌下xià颌hé

The jaw

脸脸liǎn

The face

您的嘴唇会麻您nín的de嘴zuǐ唇chún会huì麻má

Your lip will go numb

在脸颊上冰敷在zài脸liǎn颊jiá上shàng冰bīng敷fū

Put ice on your cheek

敏感敏mǐn感gǎn

Sensitive

冷冷lěng

Cold

热热rè

Hot

疼了多久了？疼téng了le多duō久jiǔ了le？

How long has it hurt?

哪里疼？哪nǎ里lǐ疼téng？

Where does it hurt?

这颗牙怕冷这zhè颗kē牙yá怕pà冷lěng

The tooth is sensitive to cold

吃东西时疼吗？吃chī东dōng西xi时shí疼téng吗ma？

Does it hurt when you eat?

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