How to say “pharmacy” in Chinese
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“Pharmacy” in Chinese is 药店, yào diàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
药店 is read yào diàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 艹 “grass”: medicines were made from herbs.
On top, 广 “shelter”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “药店”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pharmacy” in Chinese?
“Pharmacy” in Chinese is 药店, pinyin yàodiàn.
What does 药店 mean?
药店 (yàodiàn) means “pharmacy”.
How do you write 药店?
药店 is 2 characters: 药 (yào) — medicine; 店 (diàn) — shop, store. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 药店?
药店 is read yàodiàn. Tones: yào — fourth tone, diàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“pharmacy” in the lesson “What hurts?”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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