joek6 ban2藥品药品
Jyutpingjoek6 ban2
Yaleyeuhk bán
Definition
Medicines and pharmaceutical products, usually referring to Western medicine.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to manufactured pharmaceutical products rather than traditional herbal remedies. While 藥物 is a broader term for any substance used for medical treatment, 藥品 carries a more commercial or regulatory connotation, often appearing on packaging or in legal contexts.
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Do I need a prescription to buy this medicine?
There are many different types of medicine in the home medicine cabinet.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe traditional Chinese medicine, which is usually referred to as 中藥. Using 藥品 for herbal decoctions sounds unnatural and overly clinical.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
