yào

leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

HSK 2 #662

DEFINITIONS

药 yào
  • leaf of the iris
  • variant of 藥|药[yao4]
  • medicine
  • drug
  • substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  • CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]
  • to poison

STROKES

WORDS

感冒 gǎn mào yào medicine for colds
方 yào fāng prescription
检 yào jiǎn drugs test (e.g. on athletes)
chī yào to take medicine
味 huǒ yào wèi smell of gunpowder; (fig.) combative tone; belligerence
xiè yào laxative
瓶 yào píng medicine bottle
liáng yào good medicine; panacea; fig. a good solution; a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem)
chūn yào aphrodisiac
jìn yào drugs ban (e.g. for athletes)
用 yào yòng medicinal use; pharmaceutical
草 yào cǎo medicinal herb
nóng yào agricultural chemical; farm chemical; pesticide
líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem
yǎn yào eye drops; eye ointment
镇静 zhèn jìng yào sedative
gāo yao herbal plaster applied to a wound
shǔ yào rat poison
shān yao Dioscorea polystachya; yam
库 dàn yào kù ammunition dump
理 yào lǐ pharmacology
理学 yào lǐ xué pharmacology
jiǎ yào fake drugs
对症下 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it; to take appropriate steps
灵丹妙 líng dān miào yào effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems; panacea; elixir