How to say “I am allergic” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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The pattern is 我对 X 过敏: put the allergen between 对 and 过敏. 过敏 falls then dips (guò-mǐn). Useful fillers: 花生 (huāshēng) peanuts, 海鲜 (hǎixiān) seafood, 牛奶 (niúnǎi) milk, 麸质 (fūzhì) gluten.
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Wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn, zhège cài lǐ yǒu huāshēng ma?
I'm allergic to peanuts, does this dish have peanuts in it?
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How do you say "I am allergic" in Chinese?+
"I am allergic" in Mandarin Chinese is 我对这个过敏, pronounced wǒ duì zhège guòmǐn. The pattern is 我对 X 过敏: put the allergen between 对 and 过敏. 过敏 falls then dips (guò-mǐn). Useful fillers: 花生 (huāshēng) peanuts, 海鲜 (hǎixiān) seafood, 牛奶 (niúnǎi) milk, 麸质 (fūzhì) gluten.
What does 我对这个过敏 mean literally?+
我对这个过敏 breaks down as 我 (wǒ) = I, 对 (duì) = to / towards, 这个 (zhège) = this, 过敏 (guòmǐn) = allergic. Together it means "I am allergic".
How do I get the tones right in wǒ duì zhège guòmǐn?+
The pattern is 我对 X 过敏: put the allergen between 对 and 过敏. 过敏 falls then dips (guò-mǐn). Useful fillers: 花生 (huāshēng) peanuts, 海鲜 (hǎixiān) seafood, 牛奶 (niúnǎi) milk, 麸质 (fūzhì) gluten.
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