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吡拉西坦

bǐ lā xī tǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(pharmacology) (loanword) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

吡拉西坦 吡拉西坦 [bi3 la1 xi1 tan3] /(pharmacology) (loanword) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic/

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Character information

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  • 吡
    bǐ

    used as phonetic bi- or pi-

  • 拉
    lā

    to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

    lá

    to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash

    là

    used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 坦
    tǎn

    flat / open-hearted / level / smooth

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.