白加黑

báijiāhēi

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

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.

HSK 3

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.

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 bái piàn, bù kēshuì; wǎnshang fú hēi piàn, 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