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Definition
To buy or dispense Chinese herbal medicine according to a prescription.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the process of gathering raw medicinal herbs according to a prescription provided by a practitioner. It implies the action of a shop assistant or pharmacist selecting and weighing out the various dried ingredients from drawers. The term is deeply tied to the traditional practice of decocting herbs at home.
Examples
When you go to get the Chinese medicine for me, remember to ask clearly how to decoct it.
He went to the Chinese medicine shop to get his herbs today.
Related words
Common phrases
to fill a prescription
to go to a herbal shop to get medicine
Common mistake
Do not use this for buying pre-packaged pills or Western medicine, as it specifically denotes the traditional practice of gathering raw, loose herbal ingredients.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
