yào​jú

pharmacy

药局 藥局 yào​jú
pharmacy noun
A place where a pharmacist prepares medications according to a doctor's prescription; a drugstore or dispensary.

The pharmacy is near the hospital.

Pharmaceutical Administration
(Mainland China) (abbreviation) An administrative body for medicine and health, specifically the 医药管理局 yī​yào​guǎn​lǐ​jú.
government medical office
(historical) A government agency from the Song to the Ming dynasties responsible for preparing or selling medicine to the public
traditional pharmacy
(historical) Large and famous traditional Chinese medicine shops during the Ming and Qing dynasties
pharmaceutical house
A wholesale pharmaceutical distributor or business house

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