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屈臣氏

Qūchénshì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Watsons (health and beauty retail chain)

Examples

HSK 4
屈臣氏经常有打折活动。
Qūchénshì jīngcháng yǒu dǎzhé huódòng.
Watsons regularly runs discount promotions.
HSK 7-9
我去屈臣氏买洗面奶。
Wǒ qù Qūchénshì mǎi xǐmiànnǎi.
I'm going to Watsons to buy face wash.

Tips

history
屈臣氏 is the Cantonese-based phonetic rendering of "Watson's". A.S. Watson & Company traces back to a Guangzhou dispensary founded in 1828 and is now owned by Hong Kong's CK Hutchison. The drugstore-style chain is ubiquitous in mainland malls.

In Pop Culture

屈臣氏蒸馏水 Qūchénshì Zhēngliú shuǐ
Watsons Distilled Water
A staple bottled-water brand sold across Greater China, part of the same A.S. Watson Group.

Stroke Order

屈 qū
臣 chén
氏 shì