阿奇霉素
āqíméisù
阿奇霉素 (āqíméisù) is the Mandarin word for azithromycin.
阿奇霉素 refers to azithromycin, a type of antibiotic medication used to treat various bacterial infections.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is āqíméisù.
Did you know?
- The term 霉 (méi) in 阿奇霉素 refers to mold, linking the drug to the same linguistic root as the word for 'bad luck' or 'unlucky' (霉运), as mold was once seen as a sign of decay.
- While 阿奇霉素 is the formal name, a patient might describe the drug's effect using the phrase 消炎药, which literally means 'inflammation-reducing medicine' regardless of whether it is an antibiotic.
- The character 素 in 阿奇霉素 usually means 'vegetarian' or 'element', but in medical contexts, it is the standard suffix for 'chemical compound' or 'essence'.
Examples in context
- 我去看医生，他给了我阿奇霉素。I went to see the doctor, and he prescribed me azithromycin.
- 医生给我开了阿奇霉素。Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāile āqíméisù.The doctor prescribed azithromycin for me.
- 这种阿奇霉素可以治疗呼吸道感染。Zhè zhǒng āqíméisù kěyǐ zhìliáo hūxīdào gǎnrǎn.This type of azithromycin can treat respiratory infections.
- 请按照说明书服用阿奇霉素。Qǐng ànzhào shuōmíngshū fúyòng āqíméisù.Please take the azithromycin according to the instructions.
Example conversation
A man is asking a woman about her medication at home.
- 佳怡 Jiayi浩然，你生病了吗？Hàorán, nǐ shēngbìng le ma?Haoran, are you sick?
- 浩然 Haoran有点发烧，我在吃阿奇霉素。Yǒudiǎn fāshāo, wǒ zài chī āqíméisù.I have a slight fever, and I am taking azithromycin.
- 佳怡 Jiayi那你一定要多喝水。Nà nǐ yīdìng yào duō hē shuǐ.Then you must drink more water.
- 浩然 Haoran谢谢佳怡，我会注意的。Xièxiè Jiāyí, wǒ huì zhùyì de.Thanks, Jiayi, I will be careful.
