yào药（藥）
药（藥）
HSK 2
common
Meaning of 药
药 means medicine; drug; remedy; chemical substance; compound; agent. Pronounced yào. HSK 2.
- medicine; drug; remedy
- chemical substance; compound; agent
- treat with medicine; cure medically
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes13
Components
艹
约
Stroke Order
药
Definitions & Examples
Shēng生
bìng病
le了
yào要
àn按
shí时
chī吃
yào药
。
Take medicine on time when you are sick.
Zhè这
jiā家
yī医
yuàn院
de的
zhōng中
yào药
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
。
The Chinese medicine in this hospital is very famous.
Yī医
shēng生
gěi给
wǒ我
kāi开
le了
yī一
xiē些
yào药
gāo膏
。
The doctor prescribed some ointment for me.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
de的
fù副
zuò作
yòng用
hěn很
xiǎo小
。
This medicine has very few side effects.
Tā她
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
chī吃
jiàng降
yā压
yào药
。
She has to take blood pressure medicine every day.
Measure Words
种/ zhǒng
Primary
片/ piàn
粒/ lì
副/ fù
Common Words
药品 / 藥品yàopǐn
medicines; pharmaceuticals; chemical reagents
药店 / 藥店yàodiàn
pharmacy; drugstore
药方 / 藥方yàofāng
prescription; recipe
药物 / 藥物yàowù
medicine; pharmaceutical; pesticide
中药 / 中藥zhōngyào
traditional Chinese medicine; herbal medicine
西药 / 西藥xīyào
Western medicine; pharmaceutical drugs
药膏 / 藥膏yàogāo
ointment; medicated paste
火药 / 火藥huǒyào
gunpowder; explosive
炸药 / 炸藥zhàyào
explosive substance; blasting agent
不可救药 / 不可救藥bùkějiùyào
incurable; beyond redemption; hopeless