Chinese Word: 药 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

药 (Trad.: 藥)HSK 2

Pinyin: yào

English Definition: medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); Classifiers: 种 ; to poison

Chinese Definition:
①可以治病的东西：药材。药物。补药。毒药。草药。中药。西药。药剂。药膳。药到病除。良药苦口。
②有一定作用的化学物品：火药。炸药。杀虫药。
③用药物救治：不可救药。
④毒死：药老鼠。
⑤古同“约”，缠。
⑥草名，即“白芷”。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:约 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 约 [ yuē ] treaty, covenant, agreement

Similar Characters: 菂约

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药品	yào pǐn	medicaments; medicine; drug
药物	yào wù	medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug
医药	yī yào	medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical
农药	nóng yào	agricultural chemical; farm chemical; pesticide
中药	zhōng yào	(traditional) Chinese medicine; Classifiers: 服

1		yī shēng 医生 jiào 叫 wǒ 我 chī yào 吃药。 The doctor told me to take medicine.
2		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 mǎi 买 yì xiē 一些 gǎn mào yào 感冒药。 I need to buy some cold medicine.
3		zhè ge 这个 yào piàn 药片 zhòng 重 200 háo kè 毫克。 This tablet weighs 200 milligrams.
4		zhè zhǒng 这种 yào 药 kě yǐ 可以 jiǎn qīng 减轻 téng tòng 疼痛。 This medication can alleviate pain.
5		rèn hé 任何 yào wù 药物 dōu 都 yǒu 有 fù zuò yòng 副作用。 Any medication has side effects.

1		yī shēng 医生 jiào 叫 wǒ 我 chī yào 吃药。 The doctor told me to take medicine.
2		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 mǎi 买 yì xiē 一些 gǎn mào yào 感冒药。 I need to buy some cold medicine.
3		zhè ge 这个 yào piàn 药片 zhòng 重 200 háo kè 毫克。 This tablet weighs 200 milligrams.
4		zhè zhǒng 这种 yào 药 kě yǐ 可以 jiǎn qīng 减轻 téng tòng 疼痛。 This medication can alleviate pain.
5		rèn hé 任何 yào wù 药物 dōu 都 yǒu 有 fù zuò yòng 副作用。 Any medication has side effects.