English–Chinese
“pharmacy” in Chinese
How to say “pharmacy” in Chinese
“Pharmacy” in Chinese is 药店 (yào diàn).
A familiar neighborhood counter for everyday medicine and health-care items.
Example sentences with 药店
我在药店买了退烧药。wǒ zài yào diàn mǎi le tuì shāo yào
I bought fever medicine at the pharmacy.
Tips for using 药店
- English speakers may picture a place mainly for prescriptions, but this Chinese word also covers the everyday shop for nonprescription medicine and care items.
Other Chinese words for “pharmacy”
我需要去药房买感冒药。wǒ xū yào qù yào fáng mǎi gǎn mào yào
I need to go to the pharmacy to buy cold medicine.