镇静药
zhèn jìng yào
Pinyin

Definition

镇静药
 - 
zhèn jìng yào
  1. sedative

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中药
Zhōng yào
  1. 1 (traditional) Chinese medicine
  2. 2 CL:服[fù],種|种[zhǒng]
冷静
lěng jìng
  1. 1 calm
  2. 2 cool-headed
吃药
chī yào
  1. 1 to take medicine
安静
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm
寂静
jì jìng
  1. 1 quiet
宁静
níng jìng
  1. 1 tranquil
  2. 2 tranquility
  3. 3 serenity
平静
píng jìng
  1. 1 tranquil
  2. 2 undisturbed
  3. 3 serene
药
yào
  1. 1 medicine
  2. 2 drug
  3. 3 substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng],服[fù],味[wèi]
  5. 5 to poison
药店
yào diàn
  1. 1 pharmacy
药物
yào wù
  1. 1 medicaments
  2. 2 pharmaceuticals
  3. 3 medication
  4. 4 medicine
  5. 5 drug
镇
zhèn
  1. 1 to press down
  2. 2 to calm
  3. 3 to subdue
  4. 4 to suppress
  5. 5 to guard
  6. 6 garrison
  7. 7 small town
  8. 8 to cool or chill (food or drinks)
静
jìng
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 calm
  3. 3 quiet
  4. 4 not moving
中草药
zhōng cǎo yào
  1. 1 Chinese herbal medicine
僻静
pì jìng
  1. 1 lonely
  2. 2 secluded
入药
rù yào
  1. 1 to use in medicine
冰镇
bīng zhèn
  1. 1 iced
制药
zhì yào
  1. 1 to manufacture medicine
动静
dòng jìng
  1. 1 (detectable) movement
  2. 2 (sign of) activity
  3. 3 movement and stillness
吃错药
chī cuò yào
  1. 1 (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine
  2. 2 (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual
  3. 3 abnormal
吴镇宇
Wú Zhèn yǔ
  1. 1 Francis Ng Chun-Yu (1961-), Hong Kong actor

Idioms (17)

夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
夜阑人静
yè lán rén jìng
  1. 1 the still of the night (idiom)
  2. 2 late at night
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. 2 cf Still waters run deep.
对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào
  1. 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. 2 to take appropriate steps
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
  1. 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. 2 to take appropriate steps
心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng
  1. 1 a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
换汤不换药
huàn tāng bù huàn yào
  1. 1 different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
  2. 2 a change in form but not in substance
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
无可救药
wú kě jiù yào
  1. 1 lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable
  2. 2 incorrigible
  3. 3 beyond redemption
良药苦口
liáng yào kǔ kǒu
  1. 1 good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
药到病除
yào dào bìng chú
  1. 1 lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
  3. 3 (of a solution or method) highly effective
药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán
  1. 1 lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
灵丹妙药
líng dān miào yào
  1. 1 effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
  2. 2 panacea
  3. 3 elixir
静若寒蝉
jìng ruò hán chán
  1. 1 as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
风平浪静
fēng píng làng jìng
  1. 1 lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
  2. 2 all is quiet
  3. 3 a dead calm (at sea)
风恬浪静
fēng tián làng jìng
  1. 1 lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
  2. 2 All is quiet.
  3. 3 a dead calm (at sea)

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