药补不如食补 yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ

food care beats medicine; diet is best remedy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition

Characters

Character Meaning
药 yào HSK 2
medicine; drug
补 bǔ HSK 5
to make up for; to supplement; to repair
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed
补 bǔ HSK 5
to make up for; to supplement; to repair