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“stop taking medicine” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyintíng yào

Example

医生让我停药。yī shēng ràng wǒ tíng yào

The doctor told me to stop taking the medicine.

Illustration for 停药 (stop taking medicine)

How to say “stop taking medicine” in Chinese

“Stop taking medicine” in Chinese is 停药 (tíng yào).

Medicine is removed from a person's treatment routine, either briefly or permanently.

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

Example sentences with 停药

请在医生指导下停药。qǐng zài yī shēng zhí dǎo xià tíng yào

Please stop taking the medicine under a doctor's guidance.

Tips for using 停药

  • The verb itself does not show whether a doctor or the patient made the decision, so Chinese often adds the source when that detail matters.

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