碘酒

diǎnjiǔ
noun #29,494

Measure Word

碘酒 píng

Meanings

  1. 1 iodine tincture
  2. 2 iodine solution (used as antiseptic)

Examples

Tā yòng diǎnjiǔ xiāodú shāngkǒu.
He used iodine to disinfect the wound.
Diǎnjiǔ shì jiātíng yàoxiāng lǐ de chángbèi yàopǐn.
Iodine tincture is a standard item in the home medicine cabinet.

Tips

memory
is the character for iodine (the element, I). means alcohol/liquor — so 碘酒 is literally 'iodine alcohol', i.e. iodine dissolved in alcohol solution. The same appears in 酒精 (alcohol).

Stroke Order

diǎn
jiǔ