服用

fúyòng

verb HSK 7-9 #4,488

Meanings

1 to take (medicine)
2 to administer orally

Characters

to take (medicine); to swallow

Literally "take and use" - specifically for ingesting medicine. 服 alone has this medical meaning in classical Chinese.

Examples

HSK 3

这种药每天服用两次。

Zhèzhǒng yào měitiān fúyòng liǎng cì.

This medicine should be taken twice a day.

HSK 7-9

请按医嘱服用药物。

Qǐng àn yīzhǔ fúyòng yàowù.

Please take the medicine as prescribed by the doctor.

Tips

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服用 is the formal/medical term for taking medicine - you'll see it on prescription labels and medical instructions. In casual speech, people just say 吃药 (eat medicine).

Stroke Order

服 fú

用 yòng