中药

zhōng yào

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

Definitions

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Western medicine

opposite medical system

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herbal medicine

a common form of Chinese medicine

prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)

ready-made traditional Chinese medicines

Commonly used with 吃 (chī) as in 吃中药 (take Chinese medicine), not 喝 (hē).

Do not confuse 中药 (traditional Chinese medicine) with 医药 (general term for medicine).

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她每天吃中药调理身体。

She takes traditional Chinese medicine every day to regulate her body.

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within

to hit (the mark)

medicine