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

草 yào cǎo medicinal herb
補 yào bǔ medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health
補不如食補 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
bǔ yào tonic
企業 zhì yào qǐ yè pharmaceutical company
廠 zhì yào chǎng pharmaceutical company; drugs manufacturing factory
西 xī yào Western medicine
解毒 jiě dú yào an antidote
jiě yào antidote
解酸 jiě suān yào antacid
族 shì yào zú people who participate in clinical trials
調刀 tiáo yào dāo spatula
跌打 diē dǎ yào liniment
nóng yào agricultural chemical; farm chemical; pesticide
迷幻 mí huàn yào hallucinogen; psychedelic drug
mí yào knockout drops; incapacitating agent; Mickey Finn
退燒 tuì shāo yào antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
違禁品 wéi jìn yào pǐn illegal medicines
避孕 bì yùn yào oral contraceptive
pèi yào to dispense (drugs); to prescribe
jiǔ yào brewer's yeast; yeast for fermenting rice wine
yī yào medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical
分離 yī yào fēn lí separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫|以药养医[yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1]
商店 yī yào shāng diàn chemist; druggist; pharmacy