Chinese 101: Getting treatment of "上火 (to rise in internal heat)"

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Dialogue:

A: 你哪里不舒服?
nǐ nǎ lǐ bú shū fú?
What seems to be the problem?

B: 我嗓子疼，失眠，還有些牙齦出血。
wǒ sǎng zi téng, shī mián, hái yǒu xiē yá yín chū xiě。
I've had a sore throat, insomnia, and bleeding gums.

A: 什么時(shí)候開始的?
shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ de?
When did it start?

B: 上周。
Shàng zhōu。
Since last week.

A: 我需要檢查一下，請(qǐng)張嘴。
wǒ xū yào jiǎn chá yī xià, qǐng zhāng zuǐ。
I need to check. Please open your mouth.

B: 啊 ( ā——)

A: 你上火了。我給你開點(diǎn)去火的藥。
nǐ shàng huǒ le。wǒ gěi nǐ kāi diǎn qù huǒ de yào。
You've had excessive internal heat. I will give you some medicine to reduce it.

B: 還有什么需要注意的嗎?
hái yǒu shén me xū yào zhù yì de ma?
Anything else should I pay attention to?

A: 多喝水，好好休息。注意飲食，不要吃辣的。
duō hē shuǐ, hǎo hǎo xiū xī。zhù yì yǐn shí, bù yào chī là de 。
Drink plenty of water and get enough sleep. Pay attention to your diet. Avoid spicy food.

B: 好的,謝謝您。
hǎo de, xiè xiè nín。
Okay, thank you.

Words & expressions:

【舒服】shū fu: comfort
【嗓子疼】sǎng zi téng: have a sore throat
【失眠】shī mián: insomnia
【牙齦出血】yá yín chū xiě: bleeding gums
【開始】kāi shǐ: start, begin
【上周】shàng zhōu: last week
【需要】xū yào: need
【檢查】jiǎn chá: check
【張嘴】zhāng zuǐ: open mouth
【上火】shàng huǒ: excessive internal heat
【去火】qù huǒ: reduce internal heat
【開藥】kāi yào: prescribe, to tell sb to take a particular medicine
【注意】zhù yì: pay attention to
【喝水】hē shuǐ: drink water
【休息】xiū xī: have rest
【飲食】yǐn shí: diet; food and drink
【辣】là: spicy

Source: Learning Mandarin Chinese
Editor: wanwan