placebo in Chinese
placebo in Chinese is 安慰劑 — placebo means a harmless substance given as if it were medicine, with no real active ingredient.
placebo in Chinese
安慰劑
Pronounced: ān wèi jì
(medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.]
What does "placebo" mean?
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noun A harmless substance given as if it were medicine, with no real active ingredient.
"Half the trial participants received the real drug and half got a placebo."
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placebo in a sentence
- Half the trial participants received the real drug and half got a placebo.
- Her headache improved even though she'd only taken a placebo.
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What is "placebo" in Chinese?
"placebo" in Chinese is 安慰劑. placebo means: A harmless substance given as if it were medicine, with no real active ingredient.
How do you pronounce 安慰劑?
"placebo" in Chinese is 安慰劑, pronounced "ān wèi jì".
How do you use "placebo" in a sentence?
Example: "Half the trial participants received the real drug and half got a placebo." In Chinese, "placebo" is 安慰劑.
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