药
藥HSK 2freq #701
Meanings
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- 1.medicine
- 2.drug
- 3.substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
- 4.CL:种[zhǒng],服[fù],味[wèi]
- 5.to poison
- 1.leaf of the iris
- 2.variant of 药[yào]
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Etymology
Simplified from 藥, which was originally simplified as 葯 /药 by the Republic of China (Kuomintang government) in 1935 and by the People's Republic of China in 1956 before being simplified to its present form.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
那药不会管用。
That medicine isn't going to help.
这些是我吃的药。
These are the medicines I use.
这药对你有好处。
This medicine will do you good.
这药创造了奇迹。
The medicine worked marvels.
这药没有副作用。
This medicine has no side effects.
这药没有副作用。
This medicine doesn't have side effects.
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Related words
药物 medicaments药品 medicaments医药 medical care and medicines炸药 explosive; blasting agent; dynamite药店 pharmacy; drugstore火药 gunpowder药水 medicine in liquid form药水 Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province药方 prescription药片 a (medicine) pill or tablet中药 traditional Chinese medicine药材 medicinal ingredient