Meaning of 药品
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- medicaments
- medicine
- drug
How to use 药品
药品 is a formal, general word for medicines as goods, common on signs, labels, news and regulations. In everyday talk people usually just say 药 (yào). Example: 这家店不卖处方药品。(Zhè jiā diàn bú mài chǔfāng yàopǐn.) This shop does not sell prescription drugs.
药 (yào) means medicine, and 品 (pǐn) shows three boxes stacked like packaged products on a shelf. Put them together and you get medicine as a product: 药品, medicines and drugs.
Common mistake: Learners often say 我吃药品 to mean taking medicine, but the natural phrase is 吃药 (chī yào). Save 药品 for formal or collective contexts like 药品安全 (drug safety).
药品 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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药 yào · medicine · 9 strokes
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品 pǐn · article · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 药品.
| 药片 | yàopiàn | a (medicine) pill or tablet |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy; drugstore |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise |
| 药物 | yàowù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | goods; merchandise |
| 品质 | pǐnzhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person) |
| 品种 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety |
| 工艺品 | gōngyìpǐn | handicraft article; handiwork |
| 中药 | zhōngyào | traditional Chinese medicine |
Questions about 药品
What does 药品 mean?
药品 (yàopǐn) means "medicaments; medicine" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 药品?
药品 is made of 2 characters: 药 (9 strokes), 品 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 药品 an HSK word?
Yes. 药品 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 药品 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 药品 is written 藥品.
What is the difference between 药品 and 药物?
Both are formal. 药品 stresses medicine as a manufactured product that is sold and regulated, while 药物 (yàowù) leans toward the substance and its medical effect, as in 药物治疗 (drug therapy).
Does 药品 mean illegal drugs?
No. Illegal drugs are 毒品 (dúpǐn). 药品 refers to legitimate medicines, though 药品滥用 can describe misuse of medicines.