药店
pharmacy
药 = medicine; 店 = shop.
Mandarin guided learning
Find the pharmacy and ask for help
Recognize the place you need and ask someone to help you reach it.
Picture the idea
药 means medicine; 店 means shop. 药店 is pharmacy. 医院 is hospital. Learn these complete destination words; they are not interchangeable.
Useful words
医院
hospital
医 = medical; 院 = institution.
急诊
emergency department
急 = urgent; 诊 = medical consultation.
医生
doctor
A person, not a building.
需要
need
我需要 = I need.
帮我
help me
Use before the action you need help with.
前面
ahead / in front
A location word you may hear in directions.
Read the display
| 标志 · sign | 类型 · type |
|---|---|
药店 pharmacy | 商店 shop |
医院 hospital | 医疗 medical care |
急诊 emergency department | 医院内 inside the hospital |
Find the information
Which sign identifies a pharmacy?
- 药店
- 医院
- 急诊
Answer and explanation
药店
药店 means medicine shop. 医院 is hospital; 急诊 is the emergency department.
Build your request
Destination + 在 + 哪里. Replace the destination with 医院 to ask for a hospital.
药店在哪里？
Where is the pharmacy?
The sentence pieces
药店
pharmacy
在
located at
哪里
where
Understand the reply
在前面。
It is ahead / in front.
What does this reply mean?
- It is ahead.
- It is closed.
- You need to pay first.
Answer and explanation
It is ahead.
It is ahead / in front.
请帮我一下。
Please help me.
Use it in another situation
These are destination and help phrases, not treatment instructions. Learn 我需要医生 (Wǒ xūyào yīshēng — I need a doctor) and 我需要翻译 (Wǒ xūyào fānyì — I need an interpreter).