How to Say ‘Keep the medication the same for now.’ in Simplified Chinese
药先不变。
yào xiān bù biàn
[yào shyen bú biàn]
💬 Usage Tip: 先 before an action means "for now" or "first", implying it may change later: 先不变 "no change for now". Another example is 先不吃 "don't eat it for now".
Phrase Breakdown
药
yào
[yào]
medicine
A drug or medication taken for illness.
别忘了吃药。
Don't forget to take your medicine.
先
xiān
[shyen]
first; for now
先 suggests doing something as the first step, useful in making light invitations.
那就先陪我坐一会儿，再决定去哪儿。
Then keep me company for a bit first, and we can decide where to go after.
不变
bù biàn
[bú biàn]
unchanged; not change
To stay the same without changes.
计划不变。
The plan stays the same.
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