药材 (藥材)
yào cái
Pinyin

Definition

药材 (藥材)
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yào cái
  1. medicinal ingredient

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

cái liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 data
  3. 3 makings
  4. 4 stuff
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
  6. 6 classifier: 种 zhǒng
shēn cái
  1. 1 stature
  2. 2 build (height and weight)
  3. 3 figure
qì cái
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 material
jiàn cái
  1. 1 building materials
jiào cái
  1. 1 teaching material
  2. 2 classifier: 本 běn

Idioms (3)

不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut