tablet; pill
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
tablet; pill (medicine in a flat, round, or oval form)
Refers specifically to medicine compressed into a small, flat, solid form, often taken orally with water. The diminutive "~儿" (yàopiànr) is common in spoken Chinese.
Yī医
shēng生
ràng让
wǒ我
yī一
tiān天
chī吃
sān三
cì次
zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
piàn片
。
The doctor told me to take this tablet three times a day.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
piàn片
r儿
yǒu有
diǎn点
dà大
，
bù不
róng容
yì易
yàn咽
xià下
qù去
。
This pill is a bit big and not easy to swallow.
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Qǐng请
bǎ把
yào药
piàn片
fàng放
zài在
gān干
zào燥
de的
dì地
fang方
bǎo保
cún存
。
Please store the tablets in a dry place.
Tā他
xū需
yào要
chī吃
yào药
piàn片
lái来
kòng控
zhì制
xuè血
yā压
。
He needs to take pills to control his blood pressure.