yàocái

药材

HSK 7-9Word · NounTraditional藥材

medicinal materials; crude drugs

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

medicinal materials; crude drugs (for Traditional Chinese Medicine)

neutral

指用于配制中药的天然原料,如植物、动物、矿物等,通常经过采摘、干燥、切割等简单加工,形成饮片。

Zhè这
ge个
shān山
qū区
shèng盛
chǎn产
duō多
zhǒng种
zhēn珍
guì贵
yào药
cái材
 。

This mountainous area is rich in many kinds of precious medicinal materials.

Zhōng中
yào药
fáng房
àn按
chǔ处
fāng方
zhuā抓
qǔ取
gè各
zhǒng种
yào药
cái材
 。

The traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy dispenses various medicinal materials according to the prescription.

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Zhè这
xiē些
yào药
cái材
xū需
yào要
jīng经
guò过
páo炮
zhì制
cái才
néng能
rù入
yào药
 。

These medicinal materials need to be processed before they can be used in medicine.

Yào药
cái材
de的
zhì质
liàng量
zhí直
jiē接
yǐng影
xiǎng响
dào到
yào药
xiào效
 。

The quality of the medicinal materials directly affects the efficacy of the medicine.