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

局 yào jú pharmacy; dispensary
师佛 yào shī fó Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
师如来 yào shī rú lái Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
师经 yào shī jīng Healing sutra; Bhaisajyaguru sutra
方儿 yào fāng r erhua variant of 藥方|药方[yao4 fang1]
棉 yào mián sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)
水儿 yào shuǐ r erhua variant of 藥水|药水[yao4 shui3]
流 yào liú medical abortion
渣 yào zhà dregs of a decoction
物代谢动力学 yào wù dài xiè dòng lì xué pharmacokinetics
物学家 yào wù xué jiā pharmacologist
用价值 yào yòng jià zhí medicinal value
疗 yào liáo medication; herbal remedy
监局 yào jiān jú State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA); abbr. for 國家食品藥品監督管理局|国家食品药品监督管理局[Guo2 jia1 Shi2 pin3 Yao4 pin3 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 ju2]
签 yào qiān medical swab
罐 yào guàn pot for decocting herbal medicine
苗 yào miáo immunization
补 yào bǔ medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health
补不如食补 yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
食同源 yào shí tóng yuán lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom); fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
企业 zhì yào qǐ yè pharmaceutical company
厂 zhì yào chǎng pharmaceutical company; drugs manufacturing factory
解毒 jiě dú yào an antidote
jiě yào antidote
解酸 jiě suān yào antacid