Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
药
yào
Description
生病的时候，我们要吃药。
When we are sick, we need to take 药.
药可以帮我们的身体变好。
药 can help our body get better.
Meanings
药yào
medicine; drug
医生给我开了一些药。
The doctor prescribed me some medicine.
药yào
certain chemical substances (e.g. gunpowder, pesticide)
这种药可以杀死很多虫子。
This medicine can kill many bugs.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
traditional form 藥 has the grass radical 艹, showing herbs were used as medicine.
- Nuance
药 is the general word; 药物 sounds more formal or scientific.
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