胶
囊

(pharm.) capsule in Chinese: 胶囊 (jiāo náng)

jiāo náng

(pharm.) capsule

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 膠囊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(pharm.) capsule

Stroke order

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胶
囊

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄋㄤˊ

náng

ㄋ/ nㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

胶囊

Simplified

膠囊

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 医生让我每天吃两粒胶囊。

    yī shēng ràng wǒ měi tiān chī liǎng lì jiāo náng。

    The doctor told me to take two capsules a day.

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Related words

胶水

jiāo shuǐ

glue

胶带

jiāo dài

adhesive tape

胶片

jiāo piàn

(photographic) film

橡胶

xiàng jiāo

rubber

焦

jiāo

burnt

焦急

jiāo jí

anxiety

焦距

jiāo jù

focal length

焦虑

jiāo lǜ

anxious

焦躁

jiāo zào

fretful

礁石

jiāo shí

reef

角落

jiǎo luò

nook

角逐

jué zhú

to tussle

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