jiāo
náng

HSK 7-9
technical
common

Meaning of 胶囊

胶囊 means capsule; gelatin shell for enclosing powdered medicine. Pronounced jiāo náng. HSK 7-9.

  • capsule; gelatin shell for enclosing powdered medicine

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
yào
shì
jiāo
náng
zhuāng
de
 
jiào
róng
tūn
 

This medicine comes in a capsule, which is easier to swallow.

Qǐng
zhěng
jiāo
náng
shuǐ
tūn
xià
 
yào
kāi
 

Please swallow the whole capsule with water; do not open it.

Yǒu
xiē
bǎo
jiàn
pǐn
zuò
chéng
ruǎn
jiāo
náng
de
xíng
shì
 

Some health supplements are also made in the form of softgel capsules.

Jiāo
náng
yǎn
gài
yào
de
wèi
 

Capsules can mask the bitter taste of medicine.