Character data

HSK 2

FREQUENCY 662nd character

RADICAL ⾋ (140.6)

STROKES 9

INDEX # 1423

TRADITIONAL 藥

药 yào

medicine; drug

HSK 2 #662

药 yào

1. medicine
2. drug
3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
4. to poison
5. variant of 藥yào
6. leaf of the iris
7. CL 种zhǒng,服fù,味wèi

Word	Meaning
配药 pèi yào	to dispense (drugs); to prescribe
特效药 tè xiào yào	highly effective medicine
药学 yào xué	pharmacy
催眠药 cuī mián yào	soporific drug
中药 zhōng yào	(traditional) Chinese medicine
抗药性 kàng yào xìng	drug resistance (medicine)
退烧药 tuì shāo yào	antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
换汤不换药 huàn tāng bù huàn yào	a change in form but not in substance
药材 yào cái	medicinal ingredient
药物学 yào wù xué	pharmacology
补药 bǔ yào	tonic
中草药 zhōng cǎo yào	Chinese herbal medicine
红药水 hóng yào shuǐ	mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
黄色炸药 huáng sè zhà yào	trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H2(NO2)3CH3
成药 chéng yào	medicine already made up; patent medicine
抓药 zhuā yào	to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
杀虫药 shā chóng yào	insecticide
圣药 shèng yào	panacea
药到病除 yào dào bìng chú	work instantly; very effective
药膳 yào shàn	medicinal cuisine
西药 xī yào	Western medicine
生药 shēng yào	unprocessed medicinal herb
耐药性 nài yào xìng	drug resistance; drug tolerance (medicine)
酒药 jiǔ yào	brewer's yeast; yeast for fermenting rice wine
不可救药 bù kě jiù yào	hopeless; incorrigible; incurable

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