No. 5,733 in Chinese
口服
"Oral administration" or "taken by mouth."
In a sentence
这种药需要口服。
This medicine needs to be taken orally.
Here, '口服' is used as a verb to specifically indicate the act of taking medicine through the mouth, emphasizing the method of administration.
口服液是通过口服方式使用的。
Oral solution is used through the method of oral ingestion.
In this sentence, '口服' is used as an adjective modifying '液', explaining the type of medicine and its method of application.
他口服心服对她的帮助表示感谢。
He thanked her heartily and willingly for her help.
Here, '口服' is part of the idiomatic expression '口服心服', which metaphorically means to admire wholeheartedly, showing that '口服' can also be used in figurative language.
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