速效救心丸

sù xiào jiù xīn wán

fast-acting heart pills (a medication developed in China in 1982 to treat heart conditions including angina)

fast

xiào

effect

jiù

to save

xīn

heart

wán

ball

fast (速) + effect (效) + rescue (救) + heart (心) + pill (丸) = fast-acting heart rescue pills

Each character earns its place: fast (速) effect (效) rescue (救) the heart (心) in pill (丸) form. The name is essentially a clinical promise compressed into five characters.

爷爷随身带着速效救心丸,以防心脏病发作。

yé ye suí shēn dài zhe sù xiào jiù xīn wán,yǐ fáng xīn zàng bìng fā zuò。

Grandpa carries fast-acting heart pills with him at all times, in case of a heart attack.

医生告诉他,胸口疼的时候要马上含服速效救心丸

yī shēng gào sù tā,xiōng kǒu téng de shí hòu yào mǎ shàng hán fú sù xiào jiù xīn wán。

The doctor told him to dissolve fast-acting heart pills under his tongue right away when he feels chest pain.