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安眠药 (安眠藥)
  • [ānmiányào]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

安眠药 [ānmiányào]
  1. 1. noun A pill that tranquilizes the central nervous system to prompt sleep or to ensure a long sleep; also 催眠药 in chinese.
    你不能因为睡眠不好就滥用安眠药
    Because you have difficulty sleeping it doesn't mean you can overdose on sleeping pills.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

安眠药 [ānmiányào]
  1. 1. 能抑制中枢神经系统而使人较快入睡或延长睡眠时间的药。也说催眠药。

Examples

两片安眠药
two sleeping tablets
他一定是吞服了过量的安眠药,应当赶紧送医院抢救。
He must have taken a massive overdose of sleeping tablets, and should be sent to hospital at once.
How long does a sleeping pill take to work?
一颗安眠药要多长时间开始见效?
He took a sleeping draft when he was sick.
他生病的时候吃了片安眠药

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