Dictionary/药

药 藥

药 yào

ㄧㄠˋ
NHSK 2TOCFL Novice 2core 10k
1medicine
2drug
3to poison
4substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)

Characters

Examples

zhè这diǎn点yào药yì一tiān天chī吃sān三cì次。
这点药一天吃三次。
These medicines should be taken three times a day.
这个药让我很想睡觉。
The medicine made me very sleepy.
您已经吃过药了吗?
Have you taken your medicine yet?

See also: words & characters pronounced yào