药 yào medicine
medicine; chemical
怎么记住“药”: 艹 grass + 约 make an appointment = medicine. Grandma refuses to make an appointment with the doctor, boils a pot of grass from the garden and swears it is the best medicine.
部件结构
药 = 艹 grass + 约 make an appointment
- 艹 grass
- 约 make an appointment
- 纟 thread
- 勺 ladle
- 勹 wrap
- 丶 a drop
Grandma refuses to make an appointment with the doctor, boils a pot of grass from the garden and swears it is the best medicine.
用法
- Medicine you take: 吃药 (chī yào) 'eat medicine' is the normal verb, not 喝 or 用.
- Builds 药店 (yàodiàn, pharmacy), 中药 (zhōngyào, TCM) vs 西药 (xīyào, Western medicine), 药方 (yàofāng, prescription).
- Extends to chemicals generally - 农药 (nóngyào) pesticide, 火药 (huǒyào) gunpowder.
含“药”的词语
- 药店yàodiànpharmacyHSK 2
- 中药zhōngyàotraditional Chinese medicineHSK 5
- 药品yàopǐnmedicamentsHSK 5
- 药物yàowùmedicamentsHSK 5
- 医药yīyàomedical care and medicinesHSK 6
- 草药cǎoyàoherbal medicineHSK 7
- 药方yàofāngprescriptionHSK 7
- 药材yàocáimedicinal ingredientHSK 7
- 安眠药ānmiányàosleeping pillHSK 8
- 对症下药duìzhèng-xiàyàoliterally to prescribe the right medicine for an illnessHSK 8
- 炸药zhàyàoexplosiveHSK 9
例句
- 药开始起作用了。 Yào kāishǐ qǐ zuòyòng le.The medicine began to take effect.
- 药片都包着一层糖衣。 Yàopiàn dōu bāozhe yī céng tángyī.All the pills are coated with sugar.
- 瓶子里装着毒药。 Píngzi lǐ zhuāngzhe dúyào.Inside the bottle is poison.
- 医生叮嘱病人按时吃药。 Yīshēng dīng zhǔ bìngrén ànshí chīyào.The doctor urged the patient repeatedly to take the medicine at the times indicated.