Daily Chinese for Factory: Fatigue management
Master Chinese for the manufacturing floor with 'Fatigue management'. Learn natural Mandarin phrases, Pinyin, and translations. Key words covered: '疲劳' (Fatigue / tired) and '反应' (Reaction / response).
Topic: Daily Chinese for Factory (Workplace Mandarin)
1. Original Dialogue
A: 师傅，我昨晚没睡好，今天很疲劳。
B: 疲劳时工作很危险，你需要告诉我。
A: 疲劳会影响工作安全吗？
B: 会，疲劳会让人反应变慢，容易出事故。
A: 那我应该怎么做？今天还能工作吗？
B: 先休息三十分钟，喝杯咖啡再来工作。
A: 如果工作中感觉撑不住怎么办？
B: 随时可以来找我，不要强撑，安全最重要。
2. Dialogue Details & Translation
A: 师傅，我昨晚没睡好，今天很疲劳。
Shīfu, wǒ zuó wǎn méi shuì hǎo, jīntiān hěn pílào.
Boss, I did not sleep well last night, I am very fatigued today.
B: 疲劳时工作很危险，你需要告诉我。
Pílào shí gōngzuò hěn wēixiǎn, nǐ xūyào gàosu wǒ.
Working when fatigued is very dangerous, you need to tell me.
A: 疲劳会影响工作安全吗？
Pílào huì yǐngxiǎng gōngzuò ānquán ma?
Can fatigue affect workplace safety?
B: 会，疲劳会让人反应变慢，容易出事故。
Huì, pílào huì ràng rén fǎnyìng biàn màn, róngyì chū shìgù.
Yes, fatigue slows a person's reaction and makes accidents more likely.
A: 那我应该怎么做？今天还能工作吗？
Nà wǒ yīnggāi zěnme zuò? Jīntiān hái néng gōngzuò ma?
What should I do then? Can I still work today?
B: 先休息三十分钟，喝杯咖啡再来工作。
Xiān xiūxi sānshí fēnzhōng, hē bēi kāfēi zài lái gōngzuò.
Rest for thirty minutes first, drink a cup of coffee then come back to work.
A: 如果工作中感觉撑不住怎么办？
Rúguǒ gōngzuò zhōng gǎnjué chēng bú zhù zěnme bàn?
What if I feel I cannot hold on during work?
B: 随时可以来找我，不要强撑，安全最重要。
Suíshí kěyǐ lái zhǎo wǒ, bú yào qiǎng chēng, ānquán zuì zhòngyào.
You can come to me anytime, do not force yourself, safety is the most important.
3. Key Vocabulary
疲劳 pílào: Fatigue / tired
反应 fǎnyìng: Reaction / response
变慢 biàn màn: Become slow
容易 róngyì: Easily
出事故 chū shìgù: Have an accident
咖啡 kāfēi: Coffee
撑不住 chēng bú zhù: Cannot hold on / cannot manage
强撑 qiǎng chēng: Force oneself / push through
昨晚 zuó wǎn: Last night
睡好 shuì hǎo: Sleep well
影响 yǐngxiǎng: Affect
让人 ràng rén: Make a person
随时 suíshí: Anytime
三十分钟 sānshí fēnzhōng: Thirty minutes
最重要 zuì zhòngyào: Most important
4. Grammar & Sentence Structures
疲劳会让人 + verb (fatigue makes a person...)
让人 + adjective/verb means to make someone feel or do something.
Example: 疲劳会让人反应变慢。
Pílào huì ràng rén fǎnyìng biàn màn.
Fatigue slows a person's reaction.
不要强撑 (do not force yourself)
不要 + verb creates a negative command; 强撑 means pushing through despite difficulty.
Example: 不要强撑，安全最重要。
Bú yào qiǎng chēng, ānquán zuì zhòngyào.
Do not force yourself, safety is the most important.
5. Practice Exercises
Question 1: 工人今天为什么很疲劳？
A. 工作太多
B. 昨晚没睡好
C. 没有吃早餐
D. 太热了
Answer: B. 昨晚没睡好
Explanation: The worker did not sleep well last night.
Question 2: 疲劳对安全有什么影响？
A. 没有影响
B. 让人反应变慢，容易出事故
C. 让人工作更快
D. 让人更小心
Answer: B. 让人反应变慢，容易出事故
Explanation: Fatigue slows reaction and makes accidents more likely.
Question 3: '撑不住' means:
A. Feel very strong
B. Cannot hold on / manage
C. Work overtime
D. Feel dizzy
Answer: B. Cannot hold on / manage
Explanation: 撑不住 means cannot hold on or cannot manage any longer.
Question 4: 老板建议工人先做什么？
A. 回家睡觉
B. 先休息三十分钟并喝咖啡
C. 换一个工作岗位
D. 请假一天
Answer: B. 先休息三十分钟并喝咖啡
Explanation: Rest for thirty minutes and drink a cup of coffee.
Question 5: Fill in: 不要强撑，___ 最重要。
A. 工作
B. 效率
C. 安全
D. 速度
Answer: C. 安全
Explanation: 安全 means safety. Do not force yourself — safety is the most important.