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头孢

頭孢
tóubāo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 cephalosporin (class of antibiotics)

Examples

医生给他开了头孢消炎。
Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le tóubāo xiāoyán.
The doctor prescribed him cephalosporin to fight inflammation.
吃头孢千万不能喝酒。
Chī tóubāo qiānwàn bù néng hē jiǔ.
Never drink alcohol while taking cephalosporin.

Tips

mistakes
The slogan 头孢配酒，说走就走 ('cephalosporin with alcohol, you're off to the grave') is a public-health warning in China — the drug blocks ethanol metabolism and can cause severe disulfiram-like reactions.

Stroke Order

头 tóu
孢 bāo