药品

yào pǐn

CL 批 pī 种 zhǒng 类 lèi

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. medicaments
2. medicine
3. drug

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 毒药 dú yào 毒药 dú yào poison poison vs. medicine: poison

Register variants

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• 药 yào 药 yào medicine informal or everyday usage: medicine

Related words

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• 医药 yī yào 医药 yī yào medical care and medicines pharmaceuticals, medical drugs: medical care and medicines

Synonyms

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• 药物 yào wù 药物 yào wù medicaments formal or medical contexts: medicaments

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 药品 for a single dose or specific medicine taken by a patient; use 药 for that. 药品 refers to pharmaceutical goods in general or as a category.

Formality

药品 is the standard, formal term for medicinal products, used in legal, commercial, and regulatory contexts, while 药 is common in daily speech.

Example Sentences

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这种 药品 必须凭医生处方购买。

This kind of medicine must be purchased with a doctor's prescription.

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Words Containing 药品

• 国家食品药品监督管理局 国家食品药品监督管理局 guó jiā shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú: State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)
• 专利药品 专利药品 zhuān lì yào pǐn: patent drugs
• 违禁药品 违禁药品 wéi jìn yào pǐn: illegal medicines
• 食品药品监督局 食品药品监督局 shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū jú: state food and drug administration (SDA)
• 食品药品监督管理局 食品药品监督管理局 shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú: (China) Food and Drug Administration
• 食物及药品管理局 食物及药品管理局 shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú: US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
• 麻醉药品 麻醉药品 má zuì yào pǐn: narcotic

Child Words of 药品

• 品 品 pǐn: (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods
• 药 药 yào: medicine