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

tāng yào tisane; decoction (Chinese medicine)
灭鼠 miè shǔ yào rat poison
味甚浓 huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng strong smell of gunpowder; fig. tense situation; standoff
无可救 wú kě jiù yào lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable; incorrigible; beyond redemption
可救 wú yào kě jiù see 無可救藥|无可救药[wu2 ke3 jiu4 yao4]
无农 wú nóng yào without agricultural chemicals; pesticide-free
áo yào to decoct medicinal herbs
狗皮膏 gǒu pí gāo yao dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc; quack medicine; sham goods
shòu yào veterinary medicines
生技医 shēng jì yī yào biopharmaceutical; drug produced by biotechnology
生物弹 shēng wù dàn yào biological ammunition
水 yǎn yào shuǐ eye drops; eye lotion
祛痰 qū tán yào medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM)
精神物 jīng shén yào wù psychotropic drugs
旗 gāo yao qí Japanese flag (derog.)
苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
sháo yào Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora); common herbaceous peony; peony used in TCM
huā yào anther (pollen sack on stamen)
葫芦里卖的是什么 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
mēng yào anesthetic; knockout drops
代动力学 yào dài dòng lì xué pharmacokinetics
典 yào diǎn pharmacopoeia
剂士 yào jì shì druggist; pharmacist
动学 yào dòng xué pharmacokinetics
商 yào shāng druggist