Chinese word

停药

Pronunciation

Pinyintíng yào

Meaning

  • verbstop taking medicine

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 在医生指导下停药zài yī shēng zhí dǎo xià tíng yào

    stop taking medicine under a doctor's guidance

  • 自己停药zì jǐ tíng yào

    stop taking medicine on your own

Similar words

停用tíng yòng: Discontinue a medicine's use, including its use in treatment.
停服tíng fú: Cease taking a medicine.
休药xiū yào: Pause taking a medicine for a while to observe the condition.

Definition in Chinese

因病情变化、医嘱或出现不良反应等原因停止服用某种药物，可指暂时中断也可指永久断药。yīn bìng qíng biàn huà yī zhǔ huò chū xiàn bù liáng fǎn yìng děng yuán yīn tíng zhǐ fú yòng móu zhǒng yào wù kě zhǐ zàn shí zhōng duàn yě kě zhǐ yóng jiǔ duàn yào

Word origin

停 (tíng, "stop") + 药 (yào, "medicine") combines a stopping action with the thing being stopped, so the compound covers pausing or ending medication use.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Other meanings

  • stopping medicationnoun

Opposites

  • 继续服药jì xù fú yàocontinue taking medicineverb

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