medicinal paste; herbal syrup
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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medicinal paste or syrup; thick herbal decoction for oral or external use
technicalTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) term referring to concentrated herbal preparations, often taken as tonics during winter.
Yī医
shēng生
gěi给
tā他
kāi开
le了
yī一
fù副
zī滋
bǔ补
de的
gāo膏
zi子
。
The doctor prescribed him a tonic herbal paste.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
gāo膏
zi子
yào要
wēn温
shuǐ水
chōng冲
fú服
，
yī一
tiān天
liǎng两
cì次
。
This syrup should be taken with warm water, twice a day.
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Dōng冬
tiān天
jìn进
bǔ补
，
hěn很
duō多
lǎo老
nián年
rén人
xuǎn选
zé择
fú服
yòng用
gāo膏
zi子
tiáo调
lǐ理
shēn身
tǐ体
。
For winter tonics, many elderly people choose to take herbal paste to regulate their health.