狗皮膏药 gǒu pí gāo yao

quack medicine; sham goods

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. quack medicine
  2. 2. sham goods
  3. 3. dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc

Characters

Character Meaning
狗 gǒu HSK 1
dog
皮 pí HSK 3
skin; leather; naughty
膏 gāo HSK 4
ointment; paste; to apply (cream, ointment)
药 yao HSK 2
medicine; drug