白加黑

báijiāhēi

noun

Meanings

1 Baijiahei (brand of Chinese cold medicine)
2 'white plus black' (day-night cold tablets)

Characters

Examples

感冒了就吃两片白加黑。

Gǎnmào le jiù chī liǎng piàn báijiāhēi.

If you catch a cold, take two Baijiahei tablets.

白加黑白天吃白片晚上吃黑片。

Báijiāhēi báitiān chī bái piàn, wǎnshang chī hēi piàn.

With Baijiahei you take the white tablet by day and the black one at night.

Tips

culture

Iconic Chinese OTC cold medicine launched in 1995. The white daytime tablet lets you work; the black night tablet contains a sedating antihistamine to help you sleep. Its '白天服白片，晚上服黑片' slogan is one of the most famous in Chinese advertising history.

In Pop Culture

白天服白片，不瞌睡；晚上服黑片，睡得香 Báitiān fú báipiàn, bù kēshuì; wǎnshang fú hēipiàn, shuì de xiāng

White pill by day, no drowsiness; black pill by night, sleep soundly

The legendary ad copy that made 白加黑 a household name in 1990s China.

Stroke Order

白 bái

加 jiā

黑 hēi