Usages of yàodiàn
妈妈 让 我 先 戴上 口罩， 再 去 附近 的 药店 买 药。māma ràng wǒ xiān dàishàng kǒuzhào, zài qù fùjìn de yàodiàn mǎi yào.
My mom told me to put on a mask first, then go to the nearby pharmacy to buy medicine.
医生 给 她 开 了 处方， 让 她 去 药店 拿 药。yīshēng gěi tā kāi le chǔfāng, ràng tā qù yàodiàn ná yào.
The doctor wrote her a prescription and told her to go to the pharmacy to get medicine.
她 回家 的 时候 顺便 去 药店 买 了 新 的 口罩。tā huíjiā de shíhou shùnbiàn qù yàodiàn mǎi le xīn de kǒuzhào.
On her way home, she also stopped by the pharmacy to buy new masks.
医生 已经 给 我 开处方 了， 我 现在 去 药店 拿 药。yīshēng yǐjīng gěi wǒ kāichǔfāng le, wǒ xiànzài qù yàodiàn ná yào.
The doctor has already written me a prescription, and I’m going to the pharmacy to get the medicine now.
我 忘记 把 医生 写 的 处方 带 到 药店 了。wǒ wàngjì bǎ yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng dài dào yàodiàn le.
I forgot to bring the prescription written by the doctor to the pharmacy.
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