美沙酮

měishātóng

noun

Meanings

1 methadone
2 synthetic opioid used for opioid addiction treatment

Characters

transliteration syllable

transliteration syllable

transliteration syllable / ketone

Examples

戒毒所提供美沙酮替代治疗。

Jièdúsuǒ tígōng měishātóng tìdài zhìliáo.

The rehab center provides methadone replacement therapy.

美沙酮可以缓解毒瘾患者的戒断症状。

Měishātóng kěyǐ huǎnjiě dúyǐn huànzhě de jièduàn zhèngzhuàng.

Methadone can ease withdrawal symptoms in addicts.

Tips

memory

Pure phonetic loan: měi-shā-tóng ≈ 'me-tha-done'. Don't read meaning into 美 (beautiful) or 酮 (ketone) — they're just sound.

Stroke Order

美 měi

沙 shā

酮 tóng