开药

開藥
kāiyào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to prescribe medicine
  2. 2 to write a prescription

Examples

HSK 2
Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le sān tiān de yào.
The doctor prescribed me three days' worth of medicine.
HSK 6
Zhège yào xūyào yīshēng kāiyào cáinéng mǎi.
This medication requires a doctor's prescription to buy.
HSK 7-9
Guàhào, kànzhěn, kāiyào, yígòng huā le yī shàngwǔ.
Registering, the consultation, and getting the prescription together took a whole morning.

Tips

usage
开 (literally 'to open / write out') is the standard verb for doctors filling out prescriptions - same pattern as 开处方 (write a prescription), 开证明 (issue a certificate).

Stroke Order

开 kāi
药 yào