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

pèi yào to dispense (drugs); to prescribe
特效 tè xiào yào effective medicine for a specific condition; highly effective medicine
学 yào xué pharmacy
催眠 cuī mián yào soporific drug
zhōng yào (traditional) Chinese medicine; CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]
性 kàng yào xìng drug resistance (medicine)
退烧 tuì shāo yào antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
换汤不换 huàn tāng bù huàn yào different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only; a change in form but not in substance
材 yào cái medicinal ingredient
物学 yào wù xué pharmacology
bǔ yào tonic
中草 zhōng cǎo yào Chinese herbal medicine
水 hóng yào shuǐ mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
黄色炸 huáng sè zhà yào trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H2(NO2)3CH3
chéng yào patent medicine; medicine already made up
zhuā yào to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
杀虫 shā chóng yào insecticide
shèng yào panacea
到病除 yào dào bìng chú lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom); fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results; (of a solution or method) highly effective
膳 yào shàn medicinal cuisine
西 xī yào Western medicine
shēng yào unprocessed medicinal herb
性 nài yào xìng drug resistance; drug tolerance (medicine)
jiǔ yào brewer's yeast; yeast for fermenting rice wine
不可救 bù kě jiù yào incurable; incorrigible; beyond cure; hopeless