pill; tablet; bolus
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
pill; medicine in pill form; bolus
Can be used with the 儿 suffix as 药丸儿 in colloquial speech. Distinct from 药片 (flat tablet) in shape.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
wán丸
měi每
tiān天
fú服
yòng用
liǎng两
cì次
。
Take this pill twice daily.
Tā他
bǎ把
yào药
wán丸
tūn吞
le了
xià下
qù去
。
He swallowed the pill.
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Zhōng中
yào药
cháng常
cháng常
zhì制
chéng成
yào药
wán丸
de的
xíng形
shì式
yǐ以
biàn便
bǎo保
cún存
。
Traditional Chinese medicine is often made into pill form for easier preservation.