Chinese word

药架

Pronunciation

Pinyinyào jià

Meaning

  • nounmedicine shelf

Example

他把瓶子放回了药架。tā bǎ píng zi fàng huí le yào jià

He put the bottle back on the medicine shelf.

Illustration for 药架 (medicine shelf)

More examples

店员正在整理药架。diàn yuán zhèng zài zhéng lǐ yào jià

The store clerk is organizing the medicine shelf.

Core concept

An organized, open storage frame that gives each group of medicines a clear place.

Common phrases

  • 放在药架上fàng zài yào jià shàng

    put on the medicine shelf

  • 从药架上取下cóng yào jià shàng qǔ xià

    take down from the medicine shelf

  • 整理药架zhéng lǐ yào jià

    organize the medicine shelf

Similar words

药柜yào guì: A cabinet with doors or drawers for storing medicines.
药箱yào xiāng: A small box for carrying medicines and first-aid supplies at home or away.
柜子guì zi: A large piece of furniture with doors for organizing and storing things.
架子jià zi: A simple rack with levels for placing and displaying things.

Definition in Chinese

放置或整理药品用的多层架子，可用于商店陈列、医院备药或家庭存放，常用于按类别或用途分区摆放药品。fàng zhì huò zhéng lǐ yào pǐn yòng de duō céng jià zi kě yòng yú shāng diàn chén liè yī yuàn bèi yào huò jiā tíng cún fàng cháng yòng yú àn lèi bié huò yòng tú fēn qū bǎi fàng yào pǐn

Word origin

药 (yào, "medicine") + 架 (jià, "rack") joins the stored material to the structure that supports it, producing a literal name for this kind of rack.

Usage tips

  • The setting is not built into the noun, so context determines whether the rack belongs to a shop, a hospital, or a home.

Related words

  • 药架子yào jià zimedicine racknoun

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