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Unit 10 · Emergency and Help

Emergency and help Mandarin

Free emergency Mandarin for China: call for help, report a lost passport or phone, see a doctor, buy medicine and contact your embassy.

5 lessons 115 phrases About 34 minutes in the app

Lessons

  1. 53

    Asking for help and calling the police

    Jiefangbei, Chongqing · 6 min · Free in the app

    Ask for urgent help, call the police, call an ambulance, explain danger, and ask someone to contact staff or emergency services.

    • 救命！ Jiùmìng! Help!
    • 请帮帮我！ Qǐng bāngbang wǒ! Please help me!
    • 请帮我报警。 Qǐng bāng wǒ bàojǐng. Please help me call the police.
    All 23 phrases and the scene
  2. 54

    Lost passport, wallet and phone

    A police station in Shanghai · 7 min · Free in the app

    Report a lost passport, wallet, phone, bank card, or luggage, ask for lost and found, file a police report, and contact the embassy.

    • 我的护照丢了。 Wǒ de hùzhào diū le. I lost my passport.
    • 我的钱包丢了。 Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le. I lost my wallet.
    • 失物招领处在哪里？ Shīwù zhāolǐng chù zài nǎlǐ? Where is the lost and found office?
    All 23 phrases and the scene
  3. 55

    Illness, injury and seeing a doctor

    A hospital emergency room in Guangzhou · 7 min · Free in the app

    Explain that you feel sick or injured, ask for a doctor, hospital, clinic, ambulance, and describe symptoms such as fever, pain, dizziness, allergy, or stomachache.

    • 我不舒服。 Wǒ bù shūfu. I do not feel well.
    • 我需要医生。 Wǒ xūyào yīshēng. I need a doctor.
    • 请带我去医院。 Qǐng dài wǒ qù yīyuàn. Please take me to the hospital.
    All 23 phrases and the scene
  4. 56

    Pharmacy and buying medicine in Chinese

    A pharmacy in Hangzhou · 7 min · Free in the app

    Find a pharmacy, ask for medicine for fever, cold, stomachache, allergy, pain, motion sickness, and ask dosage, side effects, and whether a prescription is needed.

    • 附近有药店吗？ Fùjìn yǒu yàodiàn ma? Is there a pharmacy nearby?
    • 有感冒药吗？ Yǒu gǎnmào yào ma? Do you have cold medicine?
    • 我喉咙痛。 Wǒ hóulóng tòng. I have a sore throat.
    All 23 phrases and the scene
  5. 57

    Accidents, embassy and emergency contacts

    The embassy district, Beijing · 7 min · Free in the app

    Handle a traffic accident, ask for insurance help, contact embassy or consulate, call an emergency contact, and ask staff to translate or write information down.

    • 我遇到交通事故了。 Wǒ yùdào jiāotōng shìgù le. I was in a traffic accident.
    • 请帮我报警。 Qǐng bāng wǒ bàojǐng. Please help me call the police.
    • 我受伤了。 Wǒ shòushāng le. I am injured.
    All 23 phrases and the scene

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