是药三分毒 (是藥三分毒)
shì yào sān fēn dú
Pinyin
Definition
是药三分毒 (是藥三分毒)
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- every medicine has its side effect
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 surname San
- 1 to divide
- 2 to separate
- 3 to distribute
- 4 to allocate
- 5 to distinguish (good and bad)
- 6 part or subdivision
- 7 fraction
- 8 one tenth (of certain units)
- 9 unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
- 10 minute (unit of time)
- 11 minute (angular measurement unit)
- 12 a point (in sports or games)
- 13 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
- 1 to share (let others have some of sth good)
- 1 is
- 2 are
- 3 am
- 4 yes
- 5 to be
- 1 or
- 2 still
- 3 nevertheless
- 4 had better
Idioms (20)
一倡三叹
- 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一分一毫
- 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
- 2 an iota
一分为二
- 1 one divides into two
- 2 to be two-sided
- 3 there are two sides to everything
- 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
- 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
- 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
Sample Sentences
可是是药三分毒啊。
But some part of that medicine might be harmful.