English–Chinese

“prescription” in Chinese

Chinese

Also药方 (yào fāng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǔ fāng

Example

医生给我开了处方。yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le chǔ fāng

The doctor wrote me a prescription.

Illustration for 处方 (prescription)

How to say “prescription” in Chinese

“Prescription” in Chinese is 处方 (chǔ fāng).

A bridge from diagnosis to medicine use, recording what to prepare, how much to use, and how to use it.

Full entry for 处方: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 处方

药剂师按照处方配好药。yào jì shī àn zhào chǔ fāng pèi hǎo yào

The pharmacist prepared the medicine according to the prescription.

Tips for using 处方

  • In a pharmacy, this word refers to the doctor's written authorization, not to the medicine itself, so it can matter before some medicines are dispensed.

Other Chinese words for “prescription”

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药方

yào fāng

nounprescription

医生给我开了药方。yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le yào fāng

The doctor wrote me a prescription.

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