服药

服藥

fúyào

verb #8,424

Meanings

1 to take medicine; to take medication

Characters

to take (medicine); to serve; clothing

Literally 'take medicine' — the formal way to express consuming medication.

Examples

请按时服药。

Qǐng ànshí fúyào.

Please take your medicine on time.

服药后不要开车。

Fúyào hòu bùyào kāichē.

Don't drive after taking medication.

他已经服药三个月了。

Tā yǐjīng fúyào sān gè yuè le.

He has been taking medication for three months.

Tips

register

服药 is formal/medical language. In everyday speech, people say 吃药 (chīyào, eat medicine). You'll see 服药 on medicine labels, in doctor's instructions, and in news.

usage

服药过量 (fúyào guòliàng) means 'drug overdose.' 服毒 (fúdú) means 'to take poison.'

Stroke Order

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