西药
xī yào
Pinyin

Definition

西药
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xī yào
  1. Western medicine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
西
Xī
  1. 1 the West
  2. 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
  3. 3 Spanish
西安
Xī ān
  1. 1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
  2. 2 see 西安區|西安区[Xī ān qū]
西瓜
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
西游记
Xī yóu Jì
  1. 1 Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
  2. 2 also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
中西
Zhōng Xī
  1. 1 China and the West
  2. 2 Chinese-Western
切尔西
Qiè ěr xī
  1. 1 Chelsea
卡西欧
Kǎ xī ōu
  1. 1 Casio
印度尼西亚
Yìn dù ní xī yà
  1. 1 Indonesia
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
墨西哥
Mò xī gē
  1. 1 Mexico
大西洋
Dà xī yáng
  1. 1 Atlantic Ocean
山西
Shān xī
  1. 1 Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
山西省
Shān xī shěng
  1. 1 Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
巴西
Bā xī
  1. 1 Brazil
广西
Guǎng xī
  1. 1 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁
  2. 2 until 1959, Guangxi province
新西兰
Xīn xī lán
  1. 1 New Zealand
梅西
Méi xī
  1. 1 Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer
江西
Jiāng xī
  1. 1 Jiangxi province (Kiangsi) in southeast China, abbr. 赣, capital Nanchang 南昌

Idioms (20)

中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
  1. 1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
  1. 1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
  1. 1 the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
  2. 2 fig. time of decline
  3. 3 the end of an era
  4. 4 Sic transit gloria mundi
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
  1. 1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
  1. 1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
  3. 3 to hopscotch
  4. 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
  1. 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 to glance around
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
  1. 1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently

Sample Sentences

我这里有很多感冒药。中药西药都有。我给你一些吧。
wǒ zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō gǎnmàoyào 。zhōngyào xīyào dōu yǒu 。wǒ gěi nǐ yīxiē ba 。
I have a lot of cold medicine here; Chinese medicine and Western. Let me give you some.
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西药见效快。吃白加黑吧。白天服白片不瞌睡，晚上服黑片睡得香。
xīyào jiànxiào kuài 。chī báijiāhēi ba 。báitiān fú báipiàn bù kēshuì ，wǎnshang fú hēipiàn shuì de xiāng 。
You see the results quickly with Western medicine. Try some pseudophedrine hydrochloride. Take the white pill during the day and you won't feel drowsy. Take the black pill at night and you'll sleep soundly.
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我太太吃不来中药。有西药吗？
wǒ tàitai chībulái zhōngyào 。yǒu xīyào ma ？
My wife can't eat Chinese medicine. Do you have Western medicine?
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我这里有很多感冒药。中药西药都有。我给你一些吧。
wǒ zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō gǎnmàoyào 。zhōngyào xīyào dōu yǒu 。wǒ gěi nǐ yīxiē ba 。
I've got a lot of cold medicine here, both Chinese and Western medicine. I'll give you some.
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那是西药。西药的副作用很大，最好不要吃。下次可以试试蛇胆川贝液。
nà shì xīyào 。xīyào de fùzuòyòng hěn dà ，zuì hǎo bù yào chī 。xiàcì kěyǐ shìshi shédǎnchuānbèiyè 。
That's Western medicine. Western medicine has a lot of side effects. It's best not to take it. Next time you can try taking snake gall bladder and fritillary bulb syrup.
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西药吧。
xīyào ba 。
Western medicine.
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你要西药还是中药？
nǐ yào xīyào háishi zhōngyào ？
Do you want Western medicine or Chinese medicine？
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呵呵，我也是。有的医院中药房和西药房还不在一个地方，很容易拿了西药忘记了中药。
hēhē ，wǒ yě shì 。yǒude yīyuàn zhōngyàofáng hé xīyàofáng hái bù zài yī gè dìfang ，hěn róngyì ná le xīyào wàngjì le zhōngyào 。
Heh-heh, me too. At some hospitals the Chinese medicine and Western medicine rooms aren't in the same place. It's easy to get your Western medicine and forget to pick up your Chinese medicine.
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我一般先去拿西药，因为中药房等的时间比较长。
wǒ yībān xiān qù ná xīyào ，yīnwèi zhōngyàofáng děng de shíjiān bǐjiào cháng 。
I usually pick up my Western medicine first because you have to wait quite long to pick up the Chinese medicine.
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