药藥 yào — medicine, drug
yào (fourth tone, falling)yao4
Traditional: 藥
medicine, drug
HSK 2· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 2· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardnounMeasure word 种
Meanings
medicine, drug
Medicine. The verb it goes with is 吃 — 吃药 "to take medicine" — even for tablets, and a doctor is the one who 给你药.
noun
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 你生病了，要吃药。你生病了，要吃藥。Nǐ (third tone, dipping) shēngbìng (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) yào (fourth tone, falling) chī (first tone, high and level) yào. (fourth tone, falling)···
You’re ill — you need to take some medicine.
- 这个药一天吃两次。這個藥一天吃兩次。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling) tiān (first tone, high and level) chī (first tone, high and level) liǎng (third tone, dipping) cì. (fourth tone, falling)···
Take this medicine twice a day.
Common mistakes
Not quite我要吃一个药。
Correct我要吃药。
药 is not counted with 个 in this pattern. Say 吃药 for taking medicine in general; a specific type is counted with 种.
Similar words
Words containing 药
- 药物藥物yào (fourth tone, falling) wù (fourth tone, falling)medicaments
- 药品藥品yào (fourth tone, falling) pǐn (third tone, dipping)medicaments
- 医药醫藥yī (first tone, high and level) yào (fourth tone, falling)medical care and medicines
- 炸药炸藥zhà (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)explosive (material)
- 药店藥店yào (fourth tone, falling) diàn (fourth tone, falling)pharmacy
- 火药火藥huǒ (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling)gunpowder
- 安眠药安眠藥ān (first tone, high and level) mián (second tone, rising) yào (fourth tone, falling)sleeping pill
- 药水藥水yào (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)medicine in liquid form
- 药方藥方yào (fourth tone, falling) fāng (first tone, high and level)prescription
- 药片藥片yào (fourth tone, falling) piàn (fourth tone, falling)a (medicine) pill or tablet
- 中药中藥zhōng (first tone, high and level) yào (fourth tone, falling)traditional Chinese medicine
- 药材藥材yào (fourth tone, falling) cái (second tone, rising)medicinal ingredient