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药罐子

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Collocation

1
成了药罐子
2
当药罐子
3
是(一个)药罐子

Definition

药罐子:

Literally means:

refers to a pot for boiling traditional Chinese herbs

Actually means:

It figuratively refers to person who is frequently ill. It sometimes carries a sense of jeer or self-mockery.

用来熬中药的罐子。比喻经常生病吃药的人。有时含嘲笑或自嘲的意思。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
ma
妈妈
shì
yào
guànzi
罐子
  
,
tiāntiān
天天
dōu
yào
chīyào
吃药
zhēn
打针
  

Her mother is a pot of medicine, every day to take medicine injections.

2
Biè
kàn
érzi
儿子
xiànzài
现在
shì
yào
guànzi
罐子
  
,
shuōbudìng
说不定
hòu
以后
jiù
shì
míng
dàifu
大夫
  
,
rénmen
人们
shi
chángshuōjiǔbìng
常说久病
chéng
liáng
良医
ma
  
?

Don't look at my son is now a medicine can, but perhaps later is a famous doctor, people do not often say "long illness into a good doctor"?

3
Hěnduō
很多
rén
rènwéi
认为
  
,
rén
lǎo
le
jiù
chéng
le
yào
guànzi
罐子
  
shí
其实
  
,
shìdàng
适当
de
体育
duànliàn
锻炼
shì
可以
gǎibiàn
改变
zhèzhǒng
这种
zhuàngkuàng
状况
de
  

Many people think that people become pots of medicine when they get old. In fact, proper physical exercise can change this situation.

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