中药 (中藥)
Zhōng yào
Pinyin

Definition

中药 (中藥)
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Zhōng yào
  1. (traditional) Chinese medicine
  2. CL:服[fù],種|种[zhǒng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
中共
Zhōng Gòng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
  1. 1 to part one's hair in the middle
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)

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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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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可不是嘛，如果想要带一些跌打损伤的药品，可以选择香港国际机场一号航站楼的余仁生，那里的保健品都是纯中药的，价格比它的原产国新加坡还便宜，买一些家中常备药经济实惠。
kěbushì ma ，rúguǒ xiǎngyào dài yīxiē diēdǎsǔnshāng de yàopǐn ，kěyǐ xuǎnzé Xiānggǎng guójì jīchǎng yīhào hángzhànlóu de Yúrénshēng ，nàli de bǎojiàn pǐn dōu shì chún Zhōngyào de ，jiàgé bǐ tā de yuánchǎn guó Xīnjiāpō hái biànyí ，mǎi yīxiē jiā zhōng chángbèi yào jīngjì shíhuì 。
Right? If you want to get some medicine for cuts and bruises, you can go to the Eu Yan Sang in Terminal 1 of Hong Kong International Airport. The health products are all pure traditional Chinese medicine, and the price is cheaper than in Singapore, the country of origin, so you can stock up on everyday medicine for a cheap price.
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有十几味中药呢，包括桂皮、甘草、何首乌什么的。
yǒu shíjǐ wèi zhōngyào ne ，bāokuò guìpí 、gāncǎo 、héshǒuwū shénmede 。
A dozen kinds of Chinese medicine, including Chinese cinnamon, licorice root, Chinese knotwood and a few other things.
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他通过中药来延续生命。
tā tōngguò zhōngyào lái yánxù shēngmìng 。
He has extended his life by taking Chinese medicine.
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还行，我还蛮喜欢闻的。去年我在厦门的时候泡过，里面有很多中药温泉，像什么人参温泉啊，冬虫夏草温泉啊，大大小小几十个池子呢。每种温泉都有不同的疗效。
hái xíng ，wǒ hái mán xǐhuan wén de 。qùnián wǒ zài Xiàmén de shíhou pào guò ，lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō zhōngyào wēnquán ，xiàng shénme rénshēn wēnquán a ，dōngchóngxiàcǎo wēnquán a ，dàdàxiǎoxiǎo jǐshí gè chízi ne 。měi zhǒng wēnquán dōu yǒu bùtóng de liáoxiào 。
It's okay. I really like the smell of it. Last year when I was in Xiamen I did it. They've got all kinds of TCM hot springs there like ginseng hot springs, cordyceps fungus hot springs, a bunch of pools of all sizes. Every kind of hot spring has different therapeutic effects.
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中药的气味很难闻吧？
zhōngyào de qìwèi hěn nánwén ba ？
Isn't traditional Chinese medicine really smelly?
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那个我不喜欢。我最怕痒了。小鱼一过来咬我，我就痒得不行。我还是喜欢中药温泉。
nàge wǒ bù xǐhuan 。wǒ zuì pà yǎng le 。xiǎoyú yī guòlai yǎo wǒ ，wǒ jiù yǎng de bùxíng 。wǒ háishì xǐhuan zhōngyào wēnquán 。
I don't like that stuff. I really don't like feeling ticklish. As soon as the little fish come over and bite me, I'll start to get tickled. I much prefer a TCM hot spring.
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中药苦是苦，可是效果不错。
zhōngyào kǔ shì kǔ ，kěshì xiàoguǒ bùcuò 。
Chinese medicine is bitter, but it's quite effective.
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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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