How to Say ‘Prescribe some medicine’ in Simplified Chinese
开点药
kāi diǎn yào
[kāi diǎn yào]
💬 Usage Tip: 开 usually means "open", but with 药 (yào) "medicine" it means to prescribe. 点 is short for 一点 "a little, some".
Phrase Breakdown
开
kāi
[kāi]
to prescribe
Used with 药 to mean a doctor writes a prescription.
医生给我开了药。
The doctor prescribed medicine for me.
点
diǎn
[diǎn]
a little; some
Short for 一点, meaning a small amount.
再吃点吧。
Eat a little more.
药
yào
[yào]
medicine
A drug used to treat illness.
这种药饭后吃。
Take this medicine after meals.
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