药材

yào cái

CL 味 wèi 批 pī 种 zhǒng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. medicinal ingredient

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 毒品 dú pǐn 毒品 dú pǐn drugs Refers to illicit drugs, opposite to beneficial medicinal ingredients.: drugs

Related words

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• 中药 zhōng yào 中药 zhōng yào traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine, which uses medicinal ingredients.: traditional Chinese medicine

Synonyms

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• 药物 yào wù 药物 yào wù medicaments Used to refer to medicinal substances or pharmaceuticals in general.: medicaments

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 采集 (collect) or 加工 (process) in the context of preparing medicine.

Example Sentences

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这些 药材 可以治疗感冒。

These medicinal ingredients can treat a cold.

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Child Words of 药材

• 药 药 yào: medicine
• 材 材 cái: material