学名药

學名藥
xuémíngyào
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 generic drug
  2. 2 generic medicine

Examples

Xuémíngyào de chéngfèn hé yuánchǎngyào yīyàng, dàn jiàgé piányi de duō.
Generic drugs have the same ingredients as the brand-name version, but cost much less.
Zhuānlì dàoqī hòu, xǔduō yàochǎng huì tuīchū duìyìng de xuémíngyào.
Once a patent expires, many drug makers release corresponding generic versions.

Tips

usage
The mainland equivalent is 仿制 (fǎngzhìyào). 学名药 is more common in Taiwan and Hong Kong, where '学名' literally refers to the scientific (non-brand) name of the active ingredient.

Stroke Order

xué
míng
yào