大夫说她的右腿保不住了
“The doctor said she'll lose her right leg.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一时下不来床
“She's bedridden for now.”
大夫说她的右腿 保不住了
“The doctor said she'll lose her right leg.”
她让我告诉你
“She asked me to tell you”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While 'yisheng' is standard modern Mandarin, 'daifu' remains widely used in northern colloquial speech and period dramas to refer to medical doctors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the doctor says / said
Use this spoken phrase to attribute grave medical news or advice directly to a physician.
cannot be saved / cannot be preserved
A potential complement expressing that an organ, limb, position, or life cannot be maintained or preserved despite efforts.
Indicates a definitive change of situation into an irreversible, unfortunate medical reality.
