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【Learn Chinese】Occupations in Chinese: Personal Care & Health

Mandarin Morning

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Today let’s learn how to say different personal care and health related jobs in Chinese.
Always taking care of us, where would we all be without…

beautician – 美容师 měi róng shī
hairdresser – 理发师 lǐ fà shī
massager – 按摩师 àn mó shī
physiotherapist – 理疗仪是 lǐ liáo yī shī
doctor – 医生 yī sheng
surgeon – 外科医生 wài kē yī shēng
nurse – 护士 hù shì
pharmacist – 药剂师 yào jì shī
dentist – 牙科医生 yá kē yī sheng

Examples:
I have been going to the same hairdresser for ten years: 我去同一个理发店已有十年了。 (wǒ qù tóng yīgè lǐfǎ diàn yǐ yǒu shí niánle)
You have a fever? I will go and see the pharmacist: 你发烧了吗？我去看药剂师。(nǐ fāshāole ma wǒ qù kàn yàojì shī)