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yào

药yàoyào
medicine
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Usages of yào

妈妈māma　让ràng　我wǒ　先xiān　戴上dàishàng　口罩kǒuzhào，　再zài　去qù　附近fùjìn　的de　药店yàodiàn　买mǎi　药yào。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yīshēng　给gěi　她tā　开kāi　了le　处方chǔfāng，　让ràng　她tā　去qù　药店yàodiàn　拿ná　药yào。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.
这zhè　个gè　药yào　吃chī　了le　以后yǐhòu，　不bù　会huì　马上mǎshàng　退烧tuìshāo，　可是kěshì　晚上wǎnshang　应该yīnggāi　会huì　舒服shūfu　一点儿yìdiǎnr。zhè gè yào chī le yǐhòu, bù huì mǎshàng tuìshāo, kěshì wǎnshang yīnggāi huì shūfu yìdiǎnr.
After taking this medicine, the fever won’t go down right away, but she should feel a bit better tonight.
她tā　忘记wàngjì　把bǎ　药yào　带dài　到dào　公司gōngsī，　只好zhǐhǎo　请qǐng　同事tóngshì　把bǎ　药yào　从cóng　宿舍sùshè　拿ná　来lái。tā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.
She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.
医生yīshēng　已经yǐjīng　给gěi　我wǒ　开处方kāichǔfāng　了le，　我wǒ　现在xiànzài　去qù　药店yàodiàn　拿ná　药yào。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.
医生yīshēng　说shuō　我wǒ　吃chī　了le　药yào　以后yǐhòu　要yào　多duō　休息xiūxi。yīshēng shuō wǒ chī le yào yǐhòu yào duō xiūxi.
The doctor said that after I take the medicine, I should rest more.
我wǒ　希望xīwàng　吃chī　了le　药yào　以后yǐhòu，　明天míngtiān　早上zǎoshang　就jiù　能néng　退烧tuìshāo。wǒ xīwàng chī le yào yǐhòu, míngtiān zǎoshang jiù néng tuìshāo.
I hope that after taking the medicine, my fever will go down by tomorrow morning.
她tā　吃chī　了le　药yào　以后yǐhòu，　晚上wǎnshang　终于zhōngyú　退烧tuìshāo　了le。tā chī le yào yǐhòu, wǎnshang zhōngyú tuìshāo le.
After taking the medicine, her fever finally went down in the evening.
医生yīshēng　让ràng　我wǒ　先xiān　吃chī　药yào，　再zài　休息xiūxi。yīshēng ràng wǒ xiān chī yào, zài xiūxi.
The doctor told me to take medicine first, then rest.
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