你哪里不舒服？
nǐ nǎlǐ bù shūfu?
What hurts you?
How to ask "How should this medicine be taken?" in Chinese
这个药怎么吃？
zhège yào zěnme chī?
How should this medicine be taken?
Character breakdown
Grammar and structure
This is a question: 这个药 (zhège yào) means 'this medicine', 怎么 (zěnme) means 'how', 吃 (chī) means 'eat/take' (for medicine).
Variations and politeness
请问这个药怎么吃？
qǐngwèn zhège yào zěnme chī?
Excuse me, how should this medicine be taken? — More polite with '请问' (qǐngwèn) added at the beginning.
这个药要怎么吃？
zhège yào yào zěnme chī?
How is this medicine supposed to be taken? — More colloquial with '要' (yào) inserted.
Mini dialogue
A
这个药怎么吃？
zhège yào zěnme chī?
How should this medicine be taken?
B
你需要饭后吃。
nǐ xūyào fàn hòu chī.
You need to take it after meals.
When to use it
Appropriate
- When you are at a pharmacy or doctor's office and need instructions for a specific medication.
- When you want to ask about dosage, timing, or method of taking a medicine.
- When you are holding or pointing to the medicine in question.
Avoid when
- When asking about food or drink, not medicine.
- When you need to ask about a medicine's side effects or ingredients; this phrase only asks how to take it.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'How should this medicine be taken?' in Chinese?
You can say '这个药怎么吃？' (zhège yào zěnme chī?).
How do you pronounce '这个药怎么吃？'?
It is pronounced 'zhège yào zěnme chī?' with the tones: zhè (4th tone), ge (neutral), yào (4th tone), zěn (3rd tone), me (neutral), chī (1st tone).
When do you use '这个药怎么吃？'?
Use it when you need to ask a pharmacist or doctor how to take a specific medicine, such as dosage or timing.
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