The check-up results

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 体检
  tǐjiǎn

  physical examination; clinical examination; health checkup

• 检查
  jiǎnchá

  to examine; to inspect; inspection

• 晕
  yūn

  to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness

• 头疼
  tóuténg

  headache

• 抢救
  qiǎngjiù

  to rescue

• 心脏
  xīnzàng

  heart

• 指标
  zhǐbiāo

  (production) target; quota; index

• 血压
  xuèyā

  blood pressure

• 超标
  chāobiāo

  to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm; excessive

• 体重
  tǐzhòng

  body weight

• 有所
  yǒusuǒ

  to some extent; somewhat

• 增加
  zēngjiā

  to raise; to increase

• 症状
  zhèngzhuàng

  symptom (of an illness)

• 早期
  zǎoqī

  early period; early phase

• 集中
  jízhōng

  to concentrate; to centralize; to focus

• 身材
  shēncái

  stature; build (height and weight); figure

• 肝
  gān

  liver; grindy

• 应酬
  yìngchou

  to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party

• 客户
  kèhù

  client; customer

• 陪
  péi

  to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist

• 压力
  yālì

  pressure

• 熬夜
  áoyè

  to stay up late or all night

• 任务
  rènwu

  mission; assignment

• 疾病
  jíbìng

  disease; sickness

• 警告
  jǐnggào

  to warn; to admonish

• 发展
  fāzhǎn

  to develop; to grow; to expand

• 关键
  guānjiàn

  crucial point; crux; key

• 恢复
  huīfù

  to reinstate; to resume; to restore

• 坚持
  jiānchí

  to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

• 戒烟
  jiè yān

  to give up smoking

• 快餐
  kuàicān

  fast food; snack; quick meal

• 反而
  fǎnér

  on the contrary; instead

• 散步
  sànbù

  to take a walk; to go for a walk

• 习惯
  xíguàn

  habit; custom; usual practice

• 定期
  dìngqī

  at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic

• 往往
  wǎngwǎng

  usually; in many cases; more often than not

• 明确
  míngquè

  clear-cut; definite; to clarify

The lesson’s grammar

• 超-, 亚-, 无-, -化, -型, -性…: prefixes and suffixes

  超 / 多 / 反 / 无 / 亚 / 准 + X ｜ X + 化 / 式 / 型 / 性

• V + 过来 / 过去: coming round, passing out

  V + 过来 (back to the normal state) | V + 过去 (out of the normal state)

• Causative 把: 把我吵醒了 / 看把他吓得!

  Cause + 把 + O + V + result ｜ 看 / 瞧 + 把 + O + V得 + …

• 不X不知道，一X吓一跳: you only find out by looking

  不 + V + 不知道，一 + V + 吓一跳

• 有所 + V: to some extent

  S + 有所 + two-syllable V (提高/增加/下降/改善/不同…)

• 在于 / 取决于: lie in / depend on

  A + 在于 + B (essence/cause) | A + 取决于 + B (factor)