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胶囊 (jiāo náng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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胶囊 (jiāo náng): Capsule (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

胶囊 consists of 2 characters.

bag, sack, pocket

How to Use 胶囊 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 胶囊 with other words naturally.

Noun + Noun

jiāo胶

náng囊

yào药

wù物

neutral

capsule medication

jiāo胶

náng囊

wài外

ké壳

neutral

capsule shell

Adjective + Nounwith软

ruǎn软

jiāo胶

náng囊

neutral

soft capsule

Measure Word + Nounwith粒

yī一

lì粒

jiāo胶

náng囊

Verb + Objectwith服用

fú服

yòng用

jiāo胶

náng囊

Example Sentences with 胶囊

zhè这

shì是

jiāo胶

náng囊

。

This is a capsule.

neutral

a capsule

formal

take a capsule

Zhè这

zhǒng种

yào药

shì是

jiāo胶

náng囊

，

xū需

yào要

zhěng整

lì粒

tūn吞

fú服

。

This medicine is in capsule form and needs to be swallowed whole.

zhè这

zhǒng种

xīn新

xíng型

de的

huǎn缓

shì释

jiāo胶

náng囊

néng能

què确

bǎo保

yào药

wù物

zài在

tǐ体

nèi内

chí持

xù续

shì释

fàng放

。

This new type of sustained-release capsule ensures the continuous release of the medication in the body.

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nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

zhǒng种

jiāo胶

náng囊

bì必

xū须

zhěng整

lì粒

tūn吞

fú服

，

bù不

néng能

jiáo嚼

suì碎

ma吗

？

Are you sure this capsule must be swallowed whole and cannot be chewed?

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

chī吃

yī一

lì粒

jiāo胶

náng囊

。

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

àn按

shí时

fú服

yòng用

yī医

shēng

zhè这

zhǒng种

jiāo胶

náng囊

suī虽

rán然

fāng方

biàn便

xié携

yī医

shēng生

kāi开

le了

jiāo胶

náng囊

gěi给

wǒ我

zhì治

jì记

de得

tí提

xǐng醒

nǎi奶

nai奶

，

fàn饭

hòu后

bàn

I take one capsule every day.

生

kāi开

jù具

de的

kàng抗

shēng生

sù素

jiāo胶

náng囊

。

He did not take the antibiotic capsules prescribed by the doctor on time.

dài带

，

dàn但

yào药

xiào效

kě可

néng能

bù不

rú如

yào药

piàn片

chí持

jiǔ久

。

Although this capsule is convenient to carry, its efficacy may not last as long as tablets.

liáo疗

gǎn感

mào冒

。

The doctor prescribed capsules for my cold.

半

xiǎo小

shí时

zài再

chī吃

nà那

kē颗

hóng红

sè色

de的

jiāo胶

náng囊

。

Remember to remind Grandma to take that red capsule half an hour after meals.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 胶囊.

Words with 胶

橡胶xiàng jiāo
硅胶guī jiāo
胶带jiāo dài
胶水jiāo shuǐ
胶片jiāo piàn