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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.medicine; drug; remedy
医生给我配了一些药。
The doctor mixed some medicine for me.
有什么退热药吗？
Is there any remedy for fever?
这药已见效了。
This medicine has taken effect.
- 2
n.certain chemicals
火药
gunpowder
焊药
welding agent
炸药
explosive
- 3
v.fmlcure with medicine
她不可救药。
She can't cure with medicine.
- 4
v.kill with poison
我们能药老鼠吗？
Can we kill rats with poison?
我们不得不药虫子。
We have to kill insects with pesticide.
他的狗被药死了。
His dog has been poisoned to death.
Words and phrases with 药
- 药草[word]medicinal herb
- 药方[word]prescription; prescription paper
- 药膳[word]medicinal cuisine
- 药费[word]expenses for medicine
- 药房[word]drugstore; dispensary
- 药效学[word]pharmacodynamics
- 药理学[word]pharmacology
- 药物过敏[word]drug allergy
- 药性[word]property of a medicine
- 药到病除[idiom]after medicine is taken, the symptoms lessened; properly address a problem/an issue
- 药石罔效[idiom]All medical treatment has failed.
- 药石之言[idiom]unpalatable but salutary exhortations
Word usage
- common measure word"药" is often matched with measure word "剂"or"顿"or"片".
一剂药
one dose
一顿药
one dose of medicine
一片药
one pill