吃藥 [－药]

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Pinyin chī yào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take medicine
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to take medicine
  2. verb, slang, verb-object
    to take illicit drugs
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    医生说他如果还吃药的话，会好起来的。
    醫生説他如果還吃藥的話，會好起來的。
    yī shēng shuō tā rú guǒ hái chī yào de huà ， huì hǎo qǐ lai de 。
    • The doctor said that he would be well if he took his medicine.
  2. Mandarin
    他感冒从来不吃药。
    他感冒從來不吃藥。
    tā gǎn mào cóng lái bù chī yào 。
    • He never takes medicine for his cold.
  3. Mandarin
    我爷爷每天吃药。
    我爺爺每天吃藥。
    wǒ yé ye měi tiān chī yào 。
    • My grandfather takes medicine every day.
  4. Mandarin
    我宁愿吃药，也不打针。
    我寧願吃藥，也不打針。
    wǒ nìng yuàn chī yào ， yě bù dǎ zhēn 。
    • I prefer to take medicine rather than getting a shot.
  5. Mandarin
    吃药之前一定要仔细看说明书。
    吃藥之前一定要仔細看説明書。
    chī yào zhī qián yī dìng yào zǐ xì kàn shuō míng shū 。
    • When taking drugs, follow the directions on the bottle carefully.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    吃药
    吃藥
    chī yào
    • to take medicine; (slang) to take illicit drugs