traditional Chinese medicine shop; pharmacy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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traditional Chinese medicine shop; pharmacy (specializing in TCM prescriptions)
Refers to traditional shops equipped with herbal medicine cabinets (药柜) where pharmacists prepare prescriptions according to TCM doctors' handwritten formulas (药方). Distinct from modern Western pharmacies (药店) which primarily sell manufactured drugs.
Wǒ我
jiā家
mén门
kǒu口
kāi开
le了
yī一
jiā家
lǎo老
zì字
hào号
yào药
pù铺
。
A time-honored traditional medicine shop opened at my doorstep.
Dài大
fu夫
kāi开
wán完
yào药
fāng方
hòu后
，
wǒ我
qù去
yào药
pù铺
zhuā抓
le了
sān三
fù副
yào药
。
After the doctor wrote the prescription, I went to the pharmacy to have three doses of medicine prepared.
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Zhè这
jiā家
yào药
pù铺
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
shàng上
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
，
zhǎng掌
guì柜
de的
shì是
dì第
sān三
dài代
chuán传
rén人
。
This medicine shop has a history of over a hundred years, and the proprietor is the third-generation inheritor.
Jiù旧
shí时
yào药
pù铺
de的
guì柜
tái台
shàng上
zǒng总
shì是
bǎi摆
mǎn满
zhuāng装
zhe着
yào药
cái材
de的
xiǎo小
chōu抽
ti屉
。
In the old days, the counters of medicine shops were always lined with small drawers containing medicinal materials.