In British English, a chemist’s is a shop where medicines are sold, and usually soap, toothpaste, and other small health and beauty things as well. It is a shortened form of chemist’s shop.

In British English在英式英文裡，a chemist's一間chemist's a shop是一種商店，where medicines are sold賣藥，and usually而且通常也 soap, toothpaste, and other small health and beauty things賣肥皂、牙膏和其他小的保健美容用品。It is a shortened form它是縮寫 of chemist's shop的chemist's shop。

The chemist is the person trained to prepare and sell medicine (what American English calls a pharmacist). That is a different job from the scientist who studies chemistry, though the words look the same — and that is the trap.

The chemist這裡的chemist is the person是那個人 trained to prepare and sell medicine受過訓練來配藥、賣藥 (what American English calls a pharmacist美式英文叫做pharmacist)。from the scientist who studies chemistry跟研究化學的科學家相比，that is a different job這是不同的工作，though the words look the same雖然這兩個字看起來一樣——and that is the trap而這正是陷阱所在。

You say I’m going to the chemist’s the way you say to the baker’s: the shop of that person. In the US people say pharmacy or drugstore. Taiwan’s 藥局, and the 藥妝店 that also sell shampoo and lotion, are the kind of place meant here.

You say你會說 I'm going to the chemist's我要去chemist's the way you say to the baker's就像你會說去baker's一樣: the shop of that person指的是那個人的店。In the US在美國，people say pharmacy or drugstore人們會說pharmacy或drugstore。Taiwan's台灣的 藥局, and the 藥妝店that also sell shampoo and lotion也賣洗髮精和乳液的, are the kind of place meant here就是這裡說的這種地方。