How to Say “Pharmacy” in Chinese
Emergencies and health · HSK 3
"Pharmacy" in Chinese is 药店 (yào diàn). 药店 (yàodiàn) is a pharmacy. Chinese pharmacies have broad over-the-counter medicine selection; most staff will happily advise with a symptom description.
Primary translation
药店
yào diàn
Traditional: 藥店
When to use it
药店 (yàodiàn) is a pharmacy. Chinese pharmacies have broad over-the-counter medicine selection; most staff will happily advise with a symptom description. Show symptoms on your phone or translate via a translation app. Common asks: 感冒药 (cold medicine), 头疼药 (headache medicine), 止泻药 (anti-diarrhea), 创可贴 (Band-Aid). Most 药店 stay open late; many chains like 老百姓 (Lǎobǎixìng) have 24-hour branches in major cities. Traditional medicine (中药 zhōngyào) and Western medicine (西药 xīyào) are sold in the same shop but in separate aisles.
Example sentences
附近有药店吗？
Fùjìn yǒu yàodiàn ma?
Is there a pharmacy nearby?
我要买感冒药。
Wǒ yào mǎi gǎnmào yào.
I want to buy cold medicine.
这个药一天吃几次？
Zhège yào yì tiān chī jǐ cì?
How many times a day should I take this medicine?