口服液

kǒufúyè
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 oral liquid (medicine)
  2. 2 drinkable liquid medicine or supplement

Examples

Háizi késou, yīshēng kāi le yī hé zhǐké kǒufúyè.
The child has a cough; the doctor prescribed a box of cough-relief oral liquid.
Zhè zhǒng bǎojiànpǐn shì kǒufúyè, měitiān hē yī xiǎo píng.
This health supplement is an oral liquid — one small bottle a day.

Tips

culture
A staple Chinese pharmacy / supermarket format: a small glass vial with a foil cap, containing 10 ml of bitter-sweet syrup. The most iconic brands are 枇杷 (Pei Pa Koa cough syrup), 太太口服液 (women's tonic), and 白金 (the late-night-TV-ad brain-supplement, basically melatonin). Often given as gifts to elderly relatives during holidays.

Stroke Order

kǒu