Chinese word

感冒药

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn mào yào

Meaning

  • nouncold medicine

Example

我去药店买了感冒药。wǒ qù yào diàn mǎi le gǎn mào yào

I went to the pharmacy and bought cold medicine.

Illustration for 感冒药 (cold medicine)

More examples

请按说明服用感冒药。qǐng àn shuō míng fú yòng gǎn mào yào

Please take cold medicine according to the instructions.

Core concept

A general medicine category that helps manage the discomfort caused by a cold rather than naming one specific drug.

Common phrases

  • 买感冒药mǎi gǎn mào yào

    buy cold medicine

  • 吃感冒药chī gǎn mào yào

    take cold medicine

  • 服用感冒药fú yòng gǎn mào yào

    take cold medicine

Similar words

退烧药tuì shāo yào: A medicine used to bring down a fever.
止咳药zhǐ ké yào: A medicine used to stop or reduce coughing.
抗生素kàng shēng sù: A medicine used to treat infections caused by bacteria.
鼻塞药bí sè yào: A medicine used to ease nasal congestion.

Definition in Chinese

治疗或缓解由感冒引起的发热、咳嗽、流涕、喉痛等症状的药物总称。zhì liáo huò huán jiě yóu gǎn mào yín qǐ de fā rè ké sòu liú tì hóu tòng děng zhèng zhuàng de yào wù zǒng chēng

Word origin

The compound 感冒药 (gǎnmàoyào, "cold medicine") combines 感 (gǎn, "feel") + 冒 (mào, "come out") in the illness name and adds 药 (yào, "medicine") to identify its purpose.

Usage tips

  • The word refers to a category, not automatically to antibiotics; Chinese speakers use more specific medicine names when the product or treatment needs to be identified.

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