吃药 meaning in English

chīyào

to take medicine

Traditional 吃藥15 strokes

Meaning of 吃药

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chīyào
  1. to take medicine

吃药 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ和hé玛mǎ丽lì要yào吃chī药yào了le。
Tom and Mary need to take their medication.
别bié忘wàng了le吃chī药yào。
Don't forget to take your meds.
我wǒ必bì须xū吃chī药yào。
I have to take medicine.
他tā吃chī药yào。
He takes medicine.
我wǒ爷yé爷yé每měi天tiān吃chī药yào。
My grandfather takes medicine every day.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

吃 chī · to eat · 6 strokes

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药 yào · medicine · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 吃药.

吃饭chīfànto have a meal; to eat
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
药片yàopiàna (medicine) pill or tablet
药店yàodiànpharmacy; drugstore
药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine
药物yàowùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals
吃惊chījīngto be startled; to be shocked
小吃xiǎochīstreet food; snack
吃力chīlìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task
中药zhōngyàotraditional Chinese medicine
炸药zhàyàoexplosive; blasting agent; dynamite
药品yàopǐnmedicaments; medicine

Questions about 吃药

What does 吃药 mean?

吃药 (chīyào) means "to take medicine".

How do you write 吃药?

吃药 is made of 2 characters: 吃 (6 strokes), 药 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 吃药 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 吃药 is written 吃藥.