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How to ask for a pharmacy in China.

If you need basic medicine, bandages, or health supplies, use simple phrases to ask hotel staff, shop staff, or a local person for the nearest pharmacy.

Pharmacy phrase cards

附近有药店吗?

Is there a pharmacy nearby?

Use at a hotel front desk, convenience store, mall, or station.

我需要去药店。

I need to go to a pharmacy.

Use when you need basic medicine or health supplies, but it is not an emergency.

我身体不舒服。

I do not feel well.

Use when you feel sick and need help explaining the situation.

可以用英文说吗?

Could you speak in English?

Use when pharmacy or hotel staff speak too quickly in Mandarin.

Important note

CNReady is not medical advice. If the situation feels serious, ask for a hospital or ambulance instead of only looking for a pharmacy.