吗啡

嗎啡

mǎfēi

noun #6,954

Meanings

1 morphine

Characters

bound syllable (morphine transliteration)

used in transliterations (as in 咖啡 coffee)

Examples

HSK 5

医生给病人注射了吗啡。

Yīshēng gěi bìngrén zhùshè le mǎfēi.

The doctor injected the patient with morphine.

HSK 7-9

吗啡是一种强效止痛药。

Mǎfēi shì yī zhǒng qiángxiào zhǐtòngyào.

Morphine is a powerful painkiller.

Tips

memory

吗啡 is a phonetic transliteration of 'morphine'. The characters 吗 and 啡 are chosen purely for sound.

Stroke Order

吗 ma

啡 fēi