阿司匹林

āsīpǐlín

noun #9,225

Measure Word

一片阿司匹林 piàn

Meanings

1 aspirin

Characters

prefix (used in names)

to manage; department

to match; measure word for horses or cloth

Examples

HSK 4

头疼的话，吃片阿司匹林吧。

Tóuténg dehuà, chī piàn āsīpǐlín ba.

If you have a headache, take an aspirin.

HSK 4

医生建议他每天吃一片阿司匹林。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā měitiān chī yī piàn āsīpǐlín.

The doctor recommended he take one aspirin every day.

Tips

history

阿司匹林 is a phonetic transliteration of 'aspirin' - the characters have no inherent meaning related to medicine. This is common for imported drug names.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

司 sī

匹 pǐ

林 lín