zhuā yào

抓 药

Level:

SW HSK 5

ReadWriteQuiz

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v.(of a traditional Chinese medicine shop, or pharmacy in a hospital) make up a prescription of Chinese herbal medicine
- zhuā yào de pèi fāng
  抓药的配方
  fill a prescription
- yī yuàn zhuāng shàng le diàn zǐ jì suàn jī lái zhuā yào
  医院装上了电子计算机来抓药。
  The hospital installed a computer to fill prescriptions.
- tā yào gěi ér zi zhuā yào
  她要给儿子抓药。
  She has to get this prescription for her son.
2
v.have a prescription of Chinese herbal medicine made up (or filled)
- qǐng àn yào fāng bāng wǒ zhuā yào hǎo ma
  请按药方帮我抓药好吗？
  Can you fill the prescription for me?

Separable word
"抓" and "药" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 哪个大夫给你抓的药?
  Which doctor filled the prescription of Chinese herbal medicine for you?
- 我按这个药方已经抓过几服药。
  I filled several prescriptions according to this one.
- 从中医院出来，他顺便去药店抓了药。
  Out of traditional Chinese medicine hospital, he dropped in to the drugstore to fill the prescription.

抓药