处方 chǔfāng medical prescription
medical prescription; to write out a prescription; (figuratively) recommendation; advice
How to remember 处方: 处 place + 方 direction = medical prescription.
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How it is used
- A medical prescription - 开处方 (kāi chǔfāng) write a prescription; 处方药 (chǔfāng yào) prescription drugs.
- Also figurative advice/remedy. Note reading chǔ. Neutral/medical.
Example sentences
- 那个药的话没有处方是买不到的。 Nàge yào dehuà méiyǒu chǔfāng shì mǎibúdào de.You can't buy this medicine without a prescription.