How to Say ‘I'll prescribe you medicine’ in Traditional Chinese
開藥給你
kāi yào gěi nǐ
[kāi yào gay nǐ]
💬 Usage Tip: 開 (kāi) usually means "open", but with 藥 it means "to prescribe". 開藥 is the set phrase for writing a prescription.
Phrase Breakdown
開藥
kāi yào
[kāi yào]
to prescribe medicine
Verb-object phrase used when a doctor writes a prescription or gives medication to a patient.
醫生幫我開藥了。
The doctor prescribed medicine for me.
給你
gěi nǐ
for you
給你 (gěi nǐ) means 'to you / for you'. Two third tones make 給 rise: 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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