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

中成 zhōng chéng yào prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)
交叉耐性 jiāo chā nài yào xìng cross-tolerance
xiān yào legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem
lìng yào seasonal medication
养医 yǐ yào yǎng yī "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
局麻 jú má yào local anesthetic
传统中国医 chuán tǒng zhōng guó yī yào Chinese traditional medicine
传统医 chuán tǒng yī yào Chinese traditional medicine
rù yào to use in medicine
八宝眼 bā bǎo yǎn yào eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)
业 zhì yào yè pharmaceutical industry
化学弹 huà xué dàn yào chemical ammunition
北京中医大学 běi jīng zhōng yī yào dà xué Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
原子爆破弹 yuán zǐ bào pò dàn yào atomic demolition munition
sī yào pharmacist
吃后悔 chī hòu huǐ yào (fig.) to regret (doing sth)
吃枪 chī qiāng yào (lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder; (fig.) to be ablaze with anger; ornery; snappy
吃错 chī cuò yào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine; (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual; abnormal
单味 dān wèi yào medicine made from a single herb; drug made from a single substance
kè yào to take (illegal) drugs
hāi yào (slang) to take drugs; recreational drug
国家食品品监督管理局 guó jiā shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)
zuò yào suppository
塑胶炸 sù jiāo zhà yào plastic explosive
孤儿 gū ér yào orphan drug