Chinese word

药品

Pronunciation

Pinyinyào pǐn

Meaning

  • nounmedicine

Example

我需要买一些药品。wǒ xū yào mǎi yì xiē yào pǐn

I need to buy some medicine.

Illustration for 药品 (medicine)

More examples

医院对药品的储存有严格规定。yī yuàn duì yào pǐn de chǔ cún yǒu yán gé guī dìng

The hospital has strict regulations on medicine storage.

Core concept

A packaged medical preparation intended to prevent, diagnose, treat, or relieve illness.

Common phrases

  • 购买药品gòu mǎi yào pǐn

    buy medicines

  • 研发药品yán fā yào pǐn

    research and develop medicines

  • 处方药品chǔ fāng yào pǐn

    prescription drug

Similar words

药yào: A casual spoken term for medicine used to treat illness or ease symptoms.
药物yào wù: A drug or medicinal substance used in treatment or medical research.
处方药chǔ fāng yào: A medicine available only with a doctor's prescription because it requires careful use.
非处方药fēi chǔ fāng yào: Medicine for mild problems that can be bought from a pharmacy without a prescription.

Definition in Chinese

指经过生产或配制后作为商品销售、用于预防、诊断、治疗或缓解疾病的医药制剂和相关品项。zhǐ jīng guò shēng chǎn huò pèi zhì hòu zuò wéi shāng pǐn xiāo shòu yòng yú yù fáng zhěn duàn zhì liáo huò huán jiě jí bìng de yī yào zhì jì hé xiāng guān pǐn xiàng

Word origin

药 (yào, "medicine") + 品 (pǐn, "item or product") forms a compound for a medicinal product made and sold for use.

Usage tips

  • 药品 (yàopǐn, "medicine") is especially common on packaging and in formal health information, where it names a product category rather than a casual treatment reference.

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