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shuanghuanglian (a type of medicine made from various medicinal herbs)

双黄连

(shuānɡhuánɡlián) 

A: How do you feel about your cough? Have you felt better than yesterday?

你咳嗽怎样了,有比昨天好一点吗？

(nǐ késou zěnyànɡ le, yǒu bǐ zuótiān hǎo yīdiǎn ma?)  

B: Yeah, I feel much better after drinking shuanghuanglian oral solution. 

恩,喝了双黄连口服液后,感觉好多了。

(en, hēle shuānɡhuánɡlián kǒufú yè hòu, ɡǎnjué hǎoduō le.)

A: How did you manage to buy shuanghuanglian oral solution? It's been very difficult to buy shuanghuanglian lately. Many people are lining up to buy it at pharmacies. Shuanghuanglian products were sold out at the clinic in my community.      

双黄连口服液,你怎么买到的？双黄连最近可真是不好买,好多人去药店排队买,我家小区的门诊部所有的双黄连产品都已经卖光了。

(shuānɡhuánɡlián kǒufú yè, nǐ zěnme mǎidào de?shuānɡhuánɡlián zuìjìn kě zhēnshì bùhǎo mǎi, hǎoduō rén qù yàodiàn páiduì mǎi, wǒjiā xiǎoqū de ménzhěn bù suǒyǒu de shuānɡhuánɡlián chǎnpǐn dōu yǐjīnɡ màiɡuānɡ le.)

B: I bought some the last time I got a cold but didn't drink any. 

上次感冒买了没喝。

(shànɡcì ɡǎnmào mǎile méihē.) 

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