药片

• 拼音: yào piàn
• 汉字拆解: 药 = 艹 (grass radical) + 约 (phonetic); 片 = pictograph of a thin slice

含义

Tablet; pill. A solid form of medicine pressed into a small flat shape.

Specifically refers to the tablet or pill form of medicine. Used in everyday contexts when talking about taking medicine. Different from 胶囊 (capsule) or 药水 (liquid medicine).

例句

1. 医生让我每天吃两片药片。
2. 这个药片太大了，我吞不下去。
3. 妈妈把药片放在桌子上，让我别忘了吃。

用法指南

语境: health, everyday

语气: informational

正确说法

• 你吃药片了吗？(Have you taken your pills?)
• 这种药片饭后吃。(Take this tablet after meals.)

错误说法

• 我喝了两个药片。(Don't use 喝 (drink) or 个 with tablets — say 吃药片, and use the measure word 片.)

起源与历史

Compound of 药 (medicine) and 片 (flat piece/slice), literally 'medicine piece.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal