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开药
kāi yào
Pinyin
Definition
开药
-
kāi yào
to prescribe medicine
Character Decomposition
开
一
廾
药
艹
纟
勹
丶
Related Words
(20)
打开
dǎ kāi
1
to open
2
to show (a ticket)
3
to turn on
4
to switch on
开
kāi
1
to open
2
to start
3
to turn on
4
to boil
5
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
6
to operate (a vehicle)
7
carat (gold)
8
abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
9
abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format
开始
kāi shǐ
1
to begin
2
beginning
3
to start
4
initial
5
CL:個|个[gè]
开心
kāi xīn
1
to feel happy
2
to rejoice
3
to have a great time
4
to make fun of sb
开车
kāi chē
1
to drive a car
开门
kāi mén
1
to open a door (lit. and fig.)
2
to open for business
离开
lí kāi
1
to depart
2
to leave
丢开
diū kāi
1
to cast or put aside
2
to forget for a while
中药
Zhōng yào
1
(traditional) Chinese medicine
2
CL:服[fù],種|种[zhǒng]
公开
gōng kāi
1
public
2
to publish
3
to make public
公开赛
gōng kāi sài
1
(sports) open championship
2
open (as in "the US Open")
分开
fēn kāi
1
to separate
2
to part
召开
zhào kāi
1
to convene (a conference or meeting)
2
to convoke
3
to call together
吃药
chī yào
1
to take medicine
安眠药
ān mián yào
1
sleeping pill
2
CL:粒[lì]
展开
zhǎn kāi
1
to unfold
2
to carry out
3
to be in full swing
4
to launch
山药
shān yao
1
Dioscorea polystachya
2
yam
张开
zhāng kāi
1
to open up
2
to spread
3
to extend
想开
xiǎng kāi
1
to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
2
to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
3
to accept the situation and move on
感冒药
gǎn mào yào
1
medicine for colds
Idioms
(20)
一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
1
one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
1
One key opens one lock.
2
There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
1
to speak without thinking (idiom)
2
to blurt sth out
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
1
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
2
to break fresh ground
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
1
lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
2
to talk about sb's weak point
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
1
grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
2
beaming with happiness
对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào
1
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
2
to take appropriate steps
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
1
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
2
to take appropriate steps
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
1
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
2
fig. to display ambidexterity
3
to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
4
to use both feet equally (football)
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
1
to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
1
first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
换汤不换药
huàn tāng bù huàn yào
1
different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
2
a change in form but not in substance
撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán
1
to ignore an issue (idiom)
放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
1
to have free rein (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
1
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
2
success in a single move
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
1
to deck the tree with false blossoms
2
to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
死猪不怕开水烫
sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng
1
lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)
2
fig. to be unaffected (by sth)
3
undaunted
无可救药
wú kě jiù yào
1
lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable
2
incorrigible
3
beyond redemption
狗窦大开
gǒu dòu dà kāi
1
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn
1
flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
Sample Sentences
不验血我怎么给你看？怎么给你开药？
bù yànxiě wǒ zěnme gěi nǐ kàn ？zěnme gěi nǐ kāiyào ？
If you don't do a blood test, how can I determine your illness? How can I prescribe medication?
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