yào

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Definitions

  1. 1. medicine
  2. 2. drug
  3. 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  4. 4. to poison

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Words Containing 药

中药
zhōng yào

traditional Chinese medicine

安眠药
ān mián yào

sleeping pill

火药
huǒ yào

gunpowder

炸药
zhà yào

explosive (material)

药品
yào pǐn

medicaments

药店
yào diàn

pharmacy

药方
yào fāng

prescription

药材
yào cái

medicinal ingredient

药水
yào shuǐ

Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province

药片
yào piàn

a (medicine) pill or tablet

药物
yào wù

medicaments

医药
yī yào

medical care and medicines

上眼药
shàng yǎn yào

to apply eye drops

下药
xià yào

to prescribe medicine

不可救药
bù kě jiù yào

incurable

不死药
bù sǐ yào

elixir of life

中成药
zhōng chéng yào

prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)

中草药
zhōng cǎo yào

Chinese herbal medicine

交叉耐药性
jiāo chā nài yào xìng

cross-tolerance

仙药
xiān yào

legendary magic potion of immortals

令药
lìng yào

seasonal medication

以药养医
yǐ yào yǎng yī

\drugs serving to nourish doctors\, perceived problem in PRC medical practice

仿制药
fǎng zhì yào

generic drug; generic medicine

局麻药
jú má yào

local anesthetic

假药
jiǎ yào

fake drugs

催眠药
cuī mián yào

soporific drug

传统中国医药
chuán tǒng zhōng guó yī yào

Chinese traditional medicine

传统医药
chuán tǒng yī yào

Chinese traditional medicine

入药
rù yào

to use in medicine

八宝眼药
bā bǎo yǎn yào

eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)

制药业
zhì yào yè

pharmaceutical industry

化学弹药
huà xué dàn yào

chemical ammunition

北京中医药大学
běi jīng zhōng yī yào dà xué

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

原子爆破弹药
yuán zǐ bào pò dàn yào

atomic demolition munition

司药
sī yào

pharmacist

吃后悔药
chī hòu huǐ yào

(fig.) to regret (doing sth)

吃枪药
chī qiāng yào

(lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder

吃药
chī yào

to take medicine

吃错药
chī cuò yào

(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine

单味药
dān wèi yào

medicine made from a single herb

嗑药
kè yào

to take (illegal) drugs

嗨药
hāi yào

(slang) to take drugs

国家食品药品监督管理局
guó jiā shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú

State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)

国药
guó yào

Chinese herbal medicine

坐药
zuò yào
塑胶炸药
sù jiāo zhà yào

plastic explosive

孤儿药
gū ér yào

orphan drug

学名药
xué míng yào

generic drug; generic medicine

专利药品
zhuān lì yào pǐn

patent drugs

对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

山药
shān yao

Dioscorea polystachya

山药蛋
shān yao dàn

(dialect) potato

广州中医药大学
guǎng zhōu zhōng yī yào dà xué

Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

广东药学院
guǎng dōng yào xué yuàn

Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

弹药
dàn yào

ammunition

弹药库
dàn yào kù

ammunition dump

弹药补给站
dàn yào bǔ jǐ zhàn

ammunition depot

成药
chéng yào

patent medicine

抓药
zhuā yào

to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)

抗忧郁药
kàng yōu yù yào

antidepressant

抗抑郁药
kàng yì yù yào

antidepressant

抗病毒药
kàng bìng dú yào

antivirals

抗组胺药
kàng zǔ àn yào

antihistamine

抗菌药
kàng jūn yào

antibacterial

抗药
kàng yào

drug-resistance (of a pathogen)

抗药性
kàng yào xìng

drug resistance (medicine)

抗药能力
kàng yào néng lì

drug-resistance (of a pathogen)

换汤不换药
huàn tāng bù huàn yào

a change in form but not in substance

拟阿拖品药物
nǐ ā tuō pǐn yào wù

atropinemimetic drug

敷汤药
fū tāng yào

(coll.) to pay compensation for medical expenses

春药
chūn yào

aphrodisiac

是药三分毒
shì yào sān fēn dú

every medicine has its side effect

有药瘾者
yǒu yào yǐn zhě

addict

服药
fú yào

to take medicine

服药过量
fú yào guò liàng

overdose of drugs

末药
mò yào

myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)

李百药
lǐ bǎi yào

Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書|北齐书

棉药签
mián yào qiān

medical swab

止痛药
zhǐ tòng yào

painkiller

杀虫药
shā chóng yào

insecticide

杀蠹药
shā dù yào

mothicide

杀鼠药
shā shǔ yào

rat poison

毒药
dú yào

poison

没药
mò yào

myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)

消炎药
xiāo yán yào

anti-inflammatory medicine

汤药
tāng yào

tisane

灭鼠药
miè shǔ yào

rat poison

泻药
xiè yào

laxative

火药味
huǒ yào wèi

smell of gunpowder

火药味甚浓
huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng

strong smell of gunpowder

无可救药
wú kě jiù yào

lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable

无药可救
wú yào kě jiù

see 無可救藥|无可救药[wú kě jiù yào]

无农药
wú nóng yào

without agricultural chemicals

熬药
áo yào

to decoct medicinal herbs

特效药
tè xiào yào

effective medicine for a specific condition

狗皮膏药
gǒu pí gāo yao

quack medicine

兽药
shòu yào

veterinary medicines

生技医药
shēng jì yī yào

biopharmaceutical

生物弹药
shēng wù dàn yào

biological ammunition

生药
shēng yào

unprocessed medicinal herb

眼药
yǎn yào

eye drops

眼药水
yǎn yào shuǐ

eye drops

祛痰药
qū tán yào

medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM)

禁药
jìn yào

drugs ban (e.g. for athletes)

精神药物
jīng shén yào wù

psychotropic drugs

红药水
hóng yào shuǐ

mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)

给药
jǐ yào

to administer medicine

耐药性
nài yào xìng

drug resistance

圣药
shèng yào

panacea

膏药
gāo yao

herbal plaster applied to a wound

膏药旗
gāo yao qí

Japanese flag (derog.)

良药
liáng yào

good medicine

良药苦口
liáng yào kǔ kǒu

good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow

芍药
sháo yào

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

花药
huā yào

anther (pollen sack on stamen)

草药
cǎo yào

herbal medicine

葫芦里卖的是什么药
hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào

what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?

蒙药
méng yào

anesthetic; narcotic

蒙药
měng yào

traditional Mongolian medicine (or drug)

药丸
yào wán

pill

药代动力学
yào dài dòng lì xué

pharmacokinetics

药典
yào diǎn

pharmacopoeia

药到病除
yào dào bìng chú

lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)

药剂
yào jì

medicine

药剂士
yào jì shì

druggist

药剂师
yào jì shī

drugstore

药动学
yào dòng xué

pharmacokinetics

药商
yào shāng

druggist

药学
yào xué

pharmacy

药局
yào jú

pharmacy

药师佛
yào shī fó

Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)

药师如来
yào shī rú lái

Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)

药师经
yào shī jīng

Healing sutra

药性
yào xìng

medicinal effect

药房
yào fáng

pharmacy

药效
yào xiào

medicinal effect

药棉
yào mián

sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)

药检
yào jiǎn

drugs test (e.g. on athletes)

药流
yào liú

medical abortion

药渣
yào zhā

dregs of a decoction

药物代谢动力学
yào wù dài xiè dòng lì xué

pharmacokinetics

药物学
yào wù xué

pharmacology

药物学家
yào wù xué jiā

pharmacologist

药理
yào lǐ

pharmacology

药理学
yào lǐ xué

pharmacology

药瓶
yào píng

medicine bottle

药用
yào yòng

medicinal use

药用价值
yào yòng jià zhí

medicinal value

药疗
yào liáo

medication

药监局
yào jiān jú

State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)

药签
yào qiān

medical swab

药罐
yào guàn

pot for decocting herbal medicine

药膏
yào gāo

ointment

药膳
yào shàn

medicinal cuisine

药苗
yào miáo

medicinal herb seedling

药草
yào cǎo

medicinal herb

药蜀葵
yào shǔ kuí

marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)

药补
yào bǔ

medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health

药补不如食补
yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ

the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition

药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)

处方药
chǔ fāng yào

prescription drug

补药
bǔ yào

tonic

制药
zhì yào

to manufacture medicine

制药企业
zhì yào qǐ yè

pharmaceutical company

制药厂
zhì yào chǎng

pharmaceutical company

西药
xī yào

Western medicine

解毒药
jiě dú yào

antidote

解药
jiě yào

antidote

解酸药
jiě suān yào

antacid

试药族
shì yào zú

people who participate in clinical trials

调药刀
tiáo yào dāo

spatula

跌打药
diē dǎ yào

liniment

农药
nóng yào

agricultural chemical

迷幻药
mí huàn yào

hallucinogen

迷药
mí yào

knockout drops

迷魂药
mí hún yào

magic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions

退烧药
tuì shāo yào

antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)

违禁药品
wéi jìn yào pǐn

illegal medicines

避孕药
bì yùn yào

oral contraceptive

配药
pèi yào

to dispense (drugs)

酒药
jiǔ yào

brewer's yeast

医药分离
yī yào fēn lí

separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of \drugs serving to nourish doctors\ 以藥養醫|以药养医[yǐ yào yǎng yī]

医药商店
yī yào shāng diàn

chemist

医药学
yī yào xué

medical science

镇定药
zhèn dìng yào

sedative drug

镇痛药
zhèn tòng yào

analgesic

镇静药
zhèn jìng yào

sedative

开药
kāi yào

to prescribe medicine

降血压药
jiàng xuè yā yào

antihypertensive drug

灵丹妙药
líng dān miào yào

effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems

灵药
líng yào

legendary magic potion of immortals

非处方药
fēi chǔ fāng yào

over-the-counter drug

食品药品监督局
shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū jú

state food and drug administration (SDA)

食品药品监督管理局
shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú

(China) Food and Drug Administration

食物及药品管理局
shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú

US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)

高能烈性炸药
gāo néng liè xìng zhà yào

high explosive

麻药
má yào

anesthetic

麻醉药
má zuì yào

anesthetic; narcotic

麻醉药品
má zuì yào pǐn

narcotic