药
yào
Meaning
- medicine
Definition
用于治疗疾病或调节生理功能的物质，包括中药和西药。
Medicine; drug; pharmaceutical.
Usage
通常作为名词使用，指具体的药物或药剂，也可用于成语或习语中。
Used as a noun to refer to specific drugs or pharmaceutical preparations, and also in idioms or proverbs.
Examples
- 1 医生说这药一天吃三次。 (The doctor said to take this medicine three times a day.)
- 2 中药需要煎煮后才能喝。 (Traditional Chinese medicine needs to be decocted before drinking.)
- 3 这种药对感冒很有效。 (This medicine is very effective for colds.)
- 4 别乱吃药，要看说明书。 (Don't take medicine randomly, read the instructions.)
- 5 俗话说“良药苦口利于病”。 (As the saying goes, 'Good medicine tastes bitter but helps cure the disease.')
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