美沙酮

měishātóng

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

戒毒所提供美沙酮替代治疗。

Jièdúsuǒ tígōng měishātóng tìdài zhìliáo.

The rehab center provides methadone replacement therapy.

HSK 7-9

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.

memory

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

美 měi

沙 shā

酮 tóng