麻醉药 (má zuì yào) — anesthetic; narcotic

Definition

Examples

• 医生给病人用了麻醉药，病人很快就睡着了。
  Yī shēng gěi bìng rén yòng le má zuì yào, bìng rén hěn kuài jiù shuì zháo le.
  The doctor used anesthetic on the patient, and the patient fell asleep quickly.
• 这种麻醉药的效果很好，手术中病人不会感到疼痛。
  Zhè zhǒng má zuì yào de xiào guǒ hěn hǎo, shǒu shù zhōng bìng rén bú huì gǎn dào téng tòng.
  This type of anesthetic works well; the patient won't feel pain during surgery.
• 滥用麻醉药会对身体造成严重伤害。
  Làn yòng má zuì yào huì duì shēn tǐ zào chéng yán zhòng shāng hài.
  Abusing narcotics can cause serious harm to the body.