chī​yào

to take medicine

吃药 吃藥 chī//yào
to take medicine verb + noun
to take medicine; to ingest medication

When we have a headache, we take medicine.

to take drugs
(slang) to use illegal drugs or narcotics
to be tricked
(Mainland China slang) to be deceived; to be swindled or suffer a loss

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.01 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
7.20 per million

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