How to Say ‘I'll prescribe you medicine.’ in Traditional Chinese
我開藥給你
wǒ kāi yào gěi nǐ
[wo kāi yào gay nǐ]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: At most Taiwanese clinics, you pick up the medicine right at the counter after the visit, usually in pre-sorted packets with instructions for each dose.
Phrase Breakdown
我開藥
wǒ kāi yào
I'll prescribe medicine
開藥 (kāi yào) means 'to prescribe medicine', which is what a doctor does.
醫生開藥了。
The doctor prescribed medicine.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
開藥
kāi yào
[kāi yào]
to prescribe medicine
Verb phrase used by doctors meaning to write a prescription or give medicine.
醫生開藥給我吃。
The doctor prescribed medicine for me.
給你
gěi nǐ
for you
給 (gěi) means 'give / for' and 你 (nǐ) means 'you'. Two third tones together: 給 changes to a rising tone (géi nǐ).
這個給你。
This is for you.
Words in this phrase
給
gěi
[gay]
to; for; give
Often used to indicate giving something to someone or doing something for someone.
我可以把名片給你，方便之後聯絡。
I can give you my business card, so it will be convenient to contact me later.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
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