止痛药

止痛藥

zhǐtòngyào

noun #7,885

Measure Word

一片止痛药 piàn

Meanings

1 painkiller
2 analgesic

Characters

Examples

你有止痛药吗？我头疼。

Nǐ yǒu zhǐtòngyào ma? Wǒ tóuténg.

Do you have any painkillers? I have a headache.

医生给他开了止痛药。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le zhǐtòngyào.

The doctor prescribed painkillers for him.

止痛药不能吃太多。

Zhǐtòngyào bù néng chī tài duō.

You shouldn't take too many painkillers.

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