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处方

chǔfāng

prescription; to prescribe

A doctor writes a prescription while a patient waits
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Characters in this word

处 chù

Strokes
5
Radical
夂 — to go
Made of
夂 to go 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 医生在处方上特别注明,患者服药期间不得饮酒。 Yīshēng zài chǔfāng shàng tèbié zhùmíng, huànzhě fúyào qījiān bù dé yǐnjiǔ. The doctor noted specially on the prescription that the patient must not drink alcohol while taking the medicine.
  • 没有医生开的处方,药店不能卖这种药。 Méiyǒu yīshēng kāi de chǔfāng, yàodiàn bù néng mài zhè zhǒng yào. Without a prescription from a doctor, the pharmacy cannot sell this medicine.
  • 医生给我开了处方,让我按时吃药。 Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le chǔfāng, ràng wǒ ànshí chī yào. The doctor wrote me a prescription and told me to take the medicine on time.

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