开药

開藥
kāiyào
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāile yīxiē gǎnmào yào.
The doctor prescribed me some cold medicine.
Zhège yào xūyào yīshēng kāiyào cáinéng mǎi.
This medication requires a doctor's prescription to buy.
Guàhào, kànzhěn, kāiyào, yīgòng huāle yī shàngwǔ.
Registering, the consultation, and getting the prescription together took a whole morning.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

kāi
yào