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Taking Medicine in Chinese
- In Chinese, taking medicine is expressed as "eating medicine" (chi yao).
- Remember this phrasing when discussing medication.
Essential Medical Vocabulary
- Learn essential vocabulary related to medicine, even at an elementary level.
- This includes terms like antibiotics and cold medicine.
Cross-Linguistic Influence
- Quillan often uses the Chinese phrasing "eat medicine" in English.
- This highlights how certain Mandarin phrases can influence English speech.