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dispense a prescription; (of a pharmacist) make up a prescription; compound/fill a prescription; dispense medicines

Word usage

pèi yào

配 药

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v.dispense a prescription; (of a pharmacist) make up a prescription; compound/fill a prescription; dispense medicines
- ná zhè zhāng fāng zi dào zhōng yào fáng qù pèi yào
  拿这张方子到中药房去配药。
  Have doses of this prescription made up at the Chinese pharmacy.
- chú fēi què dìng chǔ fāng shì zhēn de fǒu zé yào jì shī jué bù huì àn fāng pèi yào
  除非确定处方是真的，否则药剂师绝不会按方配药。
  A pharmacist will never dispense a prescription unless he or she knows it is genuine.
- bù hǎo yì si xiān sheng wǒ yào pèi yào
  不好意思，先生，我要配药。
  Excuse me, sir. I have a prescription to fill.
- àn zhào chǔ fāng pèi yào
  按照处方配药
  make up a prescription
synonym
pèi fāng配方

Word usage

Separable word
"配" and "药" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 谁给你配的药？
  Who made up the prescription for you?
- 医生给我配了一副药。
  The doctor gave me a prescription.
- 药房缺药材，配不了药。
  The dispensary was short of herbs and could not prescribe medicines.

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