How to say "I'm allergic to peanuts" in Chinese
我对花生过敏
wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn
food · restaurant · intermediate · urgent
When To Use It
"I'm allergic to peanuts" maps to 我对花生过敏 (wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn), a urgent food phrase for restaurant situations.
Use it with servers, vendors, or food-stall staff when ordering, clarifying ingredients, or managing a meal politely.
Practice it first exactly as written, then swap in your own people, places, or objects so it becomes part of your active speaking repertoire.
Tone And Delivery
The register is urgent, so speed and clarity take priority over elegance. Deliver it firmly, then add the key detail right away.
Because this is marked intermediate, focus on when it sounds natural, not just how to translate it word for word.
A good practice target is the example sentence 我对花生过敏,请不要放花生。 (wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn, qǐng bú yào fàng huāshēng.). Once that feels natural, shorten your pause and try it at conversation speed.
Practice Ideas
This phrase becomes more useful when you learn it as part of a mini-sequence. After saying it, a natural next step could be 请买单 (qǐng mǎidān).
A second nearby phrase to review is 真好吃 (zhēn hǎochī), which helps you stay in the same topic instead of translating from scratch again.
- Read the example “I'm allergic to peanuts. Please don't add peanuts.” aloud, then replace one detail with your own information.
- Pair it with “Check, please” next so your conversation does not stop after a single line.
- In urgent contexts, slow down just enough for the listener to catch the key nouns after the main phrase.
- If you hear a slightly different version in the wild, compare the tone and context before treating it as interchangeable.
Examples
我对花生过敏,请不要放花生。
wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn, qǐng bú yào fàng huāshēng.
I'm allergic to peanuts. Please don't add peanuts.
Publisher Notes
Use this before ordering, not after the dish arrives.
Related
- check, please — 请买单 (qǐng mǎidān)
- delicious — 真好吃 (zhēn hǎochī)
- I'd like to order — 我要点菜 (wǒ yào diǎncài)
- I'm vegetarian — 我吃素 (wǒ chī sù)
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Phrase FAQ
How do you say "I'm allergic to peanuts" in Chinese?
我对花生过敏 (wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn).
When should I use this phrase?
Use it in restaurant situations where a urgent tone fits. Because it is tagged intermediate, it is meant to be practical and reusable rather than literary or highly specialized.
Is pronunciation included?
Yes. Every phrase page includes pinyin with tone marks, plus example sentences so you can hear how the wording expands in real use.
What should I learn next after this phrase?
A useful follow-up is 请买单 (qǐng mǎidān) — "check, please". Studying connected phrases in small clusters makes them easier to recall in conversation.