吃药

吃藥

chīyào

verb #20,860

Meanings

1 to take medicine
2 to take a pill

Characters

medicine / drug

Examples

医生让我每天吃药。

Yīshēng ràng wǒ měitiān chīyào.

The doctor told me to take medicine every day.

饭后吃药效果更好。

Fàn hòu chīyào xiàoguǒ gèng hǎo.

Taking medicine after meals is more effective.

Tips

usage

吃药 literally means 'eat medicine' — reflecting how many Chinese medicines are taken orally. In internet slang, 你吃药了吗？ (did you take your medicine?) is used humorously to question someone's sanity or strange behavior.

Stroke Order

吃 chī

药 yào