used as medicine; medicinal
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be used as medicine; to have medicinal properties; to be used medicinally
technicalCommonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) contexts to describe herbs, animal parts, minerals, or other substances that are processed and used for medicinal purposes.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cǎo草
yào药
kě可
yǐ以
rù入
yào药
。
This herb can be used as medicine.
Zhōng中
yī医
lǐ里
，
guī龟
jiǎ甲
shì是
rù入
yào药
de的
。
In Chinese medicine, turtle shells are used medicinally.
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Bù不
shì是
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
mó蘑
gu菇
dōu都
néng能
rù入
yào药
。
Not all mushrooms can be used as medicine.
Rù入
yào药
qián前
xū需
yào要
jīng经
guò过
páo炮
zhì制
。
Before being used as medicine, it needs to be processed and prepared.