yào

drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine

DEFINITIONS

藥 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

WORDS

xiè yào laxative
huǒ yào gunpowder
味 huǒ yào wèi smell of gunpowder; (fig.) combative tone; belligerence
味甚濃 huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng strong smell of gunpowder; fig. tense situation; standoff
zhà yào explosive (material)
無可救 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]
無農 wú nóng yào without agricultural chemicals; pesticide-free
áo yào to decoct medicinal herbs
特效 tè xiào yào effective medicine for a specific condition; highly effective medicine
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
生技醫 shēng jì yī yào biopharmaceutical; drug produced by biotechnology
生物彈 shēng wù dàn yào biological ammunition
shēng yào unprocessed medicinal herb
yǎn yào eye drops; eye ointment
水 yǎn yào shuǐ eye drops; eye lotion
祛痰 qū tán yào medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM)
jìn yào drugs ban (e.g. for athletes)
精神物 jīng shén yào wù psychotropic drugs
水 hóng yào shuǐ mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
性 nài yào xìng drug resistance; drug tolerance (medicine)
shèng yào panacea
gāo yao herbal plaster applied to a wound
旗 gāo yao qí Japanese flag (derog.)