yào piàn
pilule
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我每天都吃一片药片。
wǒ měitiān dōu chī yī piàn yàopiàn.
I take one pill every day.
医生给我开了药片。
yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le yàopiàn.
The doctor prescribed me some pills.
药片放在桌子上。
yàopiàn fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.
The pills are on the table.
丸 (wán)
pill
胶囊 (jiāonáng)
capsule
丸剂 (wánjì)
pill
胶囊 (jiāonáng)
capsule
The Chinese word 药片 (yàopiàn) for "tablet" is a compound of two characters: 药 (yào) and 片 (piàn). The character 药 originally meant "herb" or "medicine" and was later extended to refer to any substance used for medicinal purposes. The character 片 originally meant "a slice" or "a piece" and was later used to refer to a flat, thin object. When combined, the two characters 药片 literally mean "a slice of medicine" or "a piece of medicine", which accurately describes the form of a tablet.
