How to say 'take three times daily' in Chinese

一天 (yì tiān) means 'one day', 三 (sān) means 'three', and 次 (cì) is a measure word for times. The phrase literally means 'one day three times' and is understood as 'take three times a day' in context.

This is a standard dosage instruction you'll hear from doctors or see on medicine labels. It's a fixed expression; you can replace 三 with other numbers like 二 (two) or 四 (four). English speakers might expect 'three times a day' but Chinese omits the verb 'take' because it's understood from context.