止痛药 (zhǐtòngyào): painkiller

Measure Word

一片止痛药 piàn

Meanings

1 painkiller
2 analgesic

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

医生给他开了止痛药。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le zhǐtòngyào.

The doctor prescribed painkillers for him.

HSK 1

止痛药不能吃太多。

Zhǐtòngyào bùnéng chī tài duō.

You shouldn't take too many painkillers.

HSK 6

你有止痛药吗？我头疼。

Nǐ yǒu zhǐtòngyào ma? Wǒ tóuténg.

Do you have any painkillers? I have a headache.

Tips

memory

止 (stop) + 痛 (pain) + 药 (medicine) = medicine that stops pain. The structure is transparent and logical.

Stroke Order

止 zhǐ

痛 tòng

药 yào

Related Words

止痛片 zhǐtòngpiàn #20,759

painkiller / analgesic tablet / pain relief pill

止痛剂 zhǐtòngjì #26,202

painkiller / analgesic / pain reliever

止痛 zhǐtòng #17,934

to relieve pain / to stop pain / analgesic

止 zhǐ HSK 6 #2,728

to stop; to cease / to prohibit; to prevent

制止 zhìzhǐ HSK 7-9 #6,272

to stop / to prevent / to put an end to

炸药 zhàyào HSK 6 #4,396

explosive; dynamite

终止 zhōngzhǐ HSK 5 #5,465

to stop; to terminate; to cease

中止 zhōngzhǐ HSK 7-9 #6,989

to discontinue / to suspend / to abort

阻止 zǔzhǐ HSK 4 #748

to prevent / to stop / to block

药品 yàopǐn HSK 6 #5,018

medicine; pharmaceutical; drug / medicinal product