安
眠
药

Sleeping pill in Chinese: 安眠药 (ān mián yào)

ān mián yào

sleeping pill

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 安眠藥1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sleeping pill

Stroke order

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安
眠
药

Zhuyin

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ㄢ

ān

ㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄢˊ

mián

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

安眠药

Simplified

安眠藥

Traditional

Example sentences

See 安眠药 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 医生不建议长期吃安眠药。

    yī shēng bú jiàn yì zhǎng qī chī ān mián yào。

    The doctor advises against taking sleeping pills long-term.

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Related words

药

yào

leaf of the iris

安

ān

(bound form) calm

安静

ān jìng

quiet

安排

ān pái

to arrange

安全

ān quán

safe

安慰

ān wèi

to comfort

安装

ān zhuāng

to install

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

平安

píng ān

safe and sound

晚安

wǎn ān

Good night!

药店

yào diàn

pharmacy

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