催眠药 (cuī mián yào) — sleeping pill, soporific, hypnotic drug

Definition

Examples

• 医生给他开了一些催眠药。
  Yī shēng gěi tā kāi le yì xiē cuī mián yào.
  The doctor prescribed him some sleeping pills.
• 长期服用催眠药会产生依赖性。
  Cháng qī fú yòng cuī mián yào huì chǎn shēng yī lài xìng.
  Long-term use of sleeping pills can lead to dependence.
• 这种催眠药的副作用很大。
  Zhè zhǒng cuī mián yào de fù zuò yòng hěn dà.
  This kind of sleeping pill has strong side effects.