药 meaning and pronunciation

药
Simplified character
藥
Traditional character

药 English definition

yào
  • medicine
  • drug
  • substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  • CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]
  • to poison

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 曜 : bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy;
  • 燿 : brilliant; glorious;
  • 耀 : brilliant; glorious;
  • 薬 : Japanese variant of 藥|药;
  • 要 : to demand; to request; to coerce;
  • 钥 : key; lock; also pr. [yao4];
  • 靿 : the leg of a boot;
  • 鹞 : sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus;

Sentences examples with 药

  • 身体生病了，要吃药。
    Shēntǐ shēngbìngle, yào chī yào.
  • 这个药一天吃三次。
    Zhège yào yītiān chī sāncì.
  • 我感冒了，要吃点儿药。
    Wǒ gǎnmàole, yào chī diǎn er yào.
  • 这种感冒药对我没什么作用。
    Zhè zhǒng gǎnmào yào duì wǒ méi shénme zuòyòng.
  • 药太苦了，我不想吃。
    Yào tài kǔle, wǒ bùxiǎng chī.

Words containing 药, by HSK level

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