发药

發藥
fāyào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to dispense medication
  2. 2 to issue drugs (from a pharmacy)

Examples

HSK 5
Hùshi zài bìngfáng lǐ fāyào.
The nurse is dispensing medication in the ward.
HSK 6
Qǐng dào èr hào chuāngkǒu fāyào.
Please go to window two to pick up your medication.
HSK 7-9
Yàoshī gēnjù chǔfāng fāyào.
The pharmacist dispenses drugs according to the prescription.

Tips

usage
In Chinese hospital workflow, after 配药 (dispensing/preparing the drug) the patient takes the receipt to a 发药 window to actually collect it. In inpatient wards, 发药 is the routine round nurses do to deliver scheduled doses to bedridden patients.

Stroke Order

yào