维C泡腾片

維C泡騰片

wéiCpàoténgpiàn

noun

Measure Word

一片维C泡腾片 piàn

Meanings

1 vitamin C effervescent tablets
2 fizzy vitamin C tablets

Characters

to maintain (short for 维生素 'vitamin')

to bubble / soak

to soar / gallop

Examples

感冒的时候她每天喝一片维C泡腾片。

Gǎnmào de shíhou tā měi tiān hē yī piàn wéi C pàoténg piàn.

When she has a cold she drinks a vitamin C effervescent tablet every day.

维C泡腾片放进水里会冒泡。

Wéi C pàoténg piàn fàng jìn shuǐ lǐ huì màopào.

Vitamin C effervescent tablets fizz when you drop them in water.

Tips

memory

泡腾 literally 'bubble-gallop' = effervescent. 片 means tablet. So 泡腾片 = bubbling tablet. Brand names like 力度伸 (Redoxon) made 维C泡腾片 a staple on Chinese pharmacy shelves.

Stroke Order

维 wéi

泡 pào

腾 téng

片 piàn