Western medicine; pharmaceutical drugs
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Meanings
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Western medicine; pharmaceutical drugs (as opposed to traditional Chinese medicine)
Contrasts with 中药 (traditional Chinese medicine). Usually refers to chemically synthesized or extracted medications like aspirin, penicillin, etc.
Yī医
shēng生
gěi给
wǒ我
kāi开
le了
yī一
xiē些
xī西
yào药
。
The doctor prescribed some Western medicine for me.
Xī西
yào药
jiàn见
xiào效
kuài快
，
dàn但
fù副
zuò作
yòng用
yě也
bǐ比
jiào较
míng明
xiǎn显
。
Western medicine works quickly, but its side effects are also quite obvious.
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Yǔ与
zhōng中
yào药
bù不
tóng同
，
xī西
yào药
dà大
duō多
shì是
huà化
xué学
hé合
chéng成
de的
。
Unlike traditional Chinese medicine, most Western medicine is chemically synthesized.