强的松

強的松

qiángdesōng

noun #35,848

Meanings

1 prednisone (a synthetic corticosteroid drug)

Characters

(transliteration: pred-)

(transliteration: -ni-)

(transliteration: -sone)

Examples

医生给他开了强的松治疗哮喘。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le qiángdesōng zhìliáo xiàochuǎn.

The doctor prescribed prednisone to treat his asthma.

长期服用强的松可能引起副作用。

Chángqī fúyòng qiángdesōng kěnéng yǐnqǐ fùzuòyòng.

Long-term use of prednisone may cause side effects.

Tips

usage

Pure phonetic transliteration of 'prednisone' — 强 (qiáng, 'pred-'), 的 (de, '-ni-'), 松 (sōng, '-sone'). The characters' lexical meanings ('strong's pine') are irrelevant; treat it as a fixed pharmacological name. Modern Chinese also uses the calque 泼尼松 (pōnísōng).

register

Medical/clinical term. You'll see it on prescription bottles and in Chinese hospital paperwork rather than everyday conversation.

Stroke Order

强 qiáng

的 de

松 sōng