Definition
制药 is a separable verb (离合词) in a verb-object structure (制 + 药). You can split it to insert measure words, modifiers, or objects — for example, 制了一种新药 (manufactured a new drug) or 制了三次药 (manufactured medicine three times). As a whole, it means to manufacture or produce medicine.
v.o.
to manufacture medicine
Examples
- 制药。Zhè jiā gōngsī zhuānzhù yú zhì yào.This company specializes in manufacturing medicine.
- 制药。zhì yào xūyào yángé zūnshǒu ānquán biāozhǔn.Manufacturing medicine requires strict adherence to safety standards.
- 。Tāmen zhì le jǐ zhǒng xīn yào.They manufactured several new drugs.
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