药水
yào shuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

药水
 - 
yào shuǐ
  1. medicine in liquid form
  2. bottled medicine
  3. lotion
药水
 - 
Yào shuǐ
  1. Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

水
Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui
水平
shuǐ píng
  1. 1 level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 horizontal
水果
shuǐ guǒ
  1. 1 fruit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
水瓶座
Shuǐ píng zuò
  1. 1 Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
一头雾水
yī tóu wù shuǐ
  1. 1 to be confused
  2. 2 to be baffled
下水
xià shuǐ
  1. 1 downstream
  2. 2 to go into the water
  3. 3 to put into water
  4. 4 to launch (a ship)
  5. 5 fig. to fall into bad ways
  6. 6 to lead astray
  7. 7 to go to pot
下水道
xià shuǐ dào
  1. 1 sewer
冰水
bīng shuǐ
  1. 1 iced water
冷水
lěng shuǐ
  1. 1 cold water
  2. 2 unboiled water
  3. 3 fig. not yet ready (of plans)
出水
chū shuǐ
  1. 1 to discharge water
  2. 2 to appear out of the water
  3. 3 to break the surface
分水岭
fēn shuǐ lǐng
  1. 1 dividing range
  2. 2 drainage divide
  3. 3 (fig.) dividing line
  4. 4 watershed
化妆水
huà zhuāng shuǐ
  1. 1 skin toner
口水
kǒu shuǐ
  1. 1 saliva
墨水
mò shuǐ
  1. 1 ink
  2. 2 CL:瓶[píng]
大力水手
Dà lì Shuǐ shǒu
  1. 1 Popeye (the Sailor)
天水
Tiān shuǐ
  1. 1 Tianshui prefecture level city in Gansu
奶水
nǎi shuǐ
  1. 1 mother's milk
山水
Shān shuǐ
  1. 1 Sansui, Japanese company
心如止水
xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ
  1. 1 to be at peace with oneself
打水
dǎ shuǐ
  1. 1 to draw water
  2. 2 to splash water

Idioms (20)

一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
  1. 1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
  1. 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
  3. 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
如鱼得水
rú yú dé shuǐ
  1. 1 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
山穷水尽
shān qióng shuǐ jìn
  1. 1 mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
  2. 2 nowhere to go

Sample Sentences

不是，是感冒药，还有咳嗽药水。
bùshì ，shì gǎnmào yào ，háiyǒu késou yàoshuǐ 。
No, it's cold medicine and cough mixture.
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蛇胆有清热祛痰，明目的功效。说到明目，如果工作累了，看电脑看多了，可以用蛇胆制成的眼药水，效果也很好。
shédǎn yǒu qīngrè qūtán ，míngmù dì gōngxiào 。shuōdào míngmù ，rúguǒ gōngzuò lèi le ，kàn diànnǎo kàn duō le ，kěyǐ yòng shédǎn zhìchéng de yǎnyàoshuǐ ，xiàoguǒ yě hěn hǎo 。
Snake gall bladder is effective at removing excess qi, as an expectorant and in improving eyesight. Speaking of improving eyesight, if your job is tiring and you look at a computer too much, then you can use eye drops made with snake gall bladder. It's very effective.
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就知道忙忙忙！你看人家电影里男人是怎么照顾女人的？煮了粥要吹吹，打吊瓶怕药水凉下面要垫热水袋。实在不能退烧的话，自己躺到雪地里冻凉了再帮女主角降温。
jiù zhīdào máng máng máng ！nǐ kàn rénjiā diànyǐng lǐ nánrén shì zěnme zhàogu nǚrén de ？zhǔ le zhōu yào chuīchui ，dǎdiàopíng pà yàoshuǐ liáng xiàmian yào diàn rèshuǐdài 。shízài bùnéng tuìshāo dehuà ，zìjǐ tǎng dào xuědì lǐ dòng liáng le zài bāng nǚ zhǔjué jiàngwēn 。
All you know is work, work, work! Have you seen how men in the movies take care of women? They blow on the hot porridge to cool it. They use hot water bottles to warm up their girlfriend's IV drips. If the girl's fever really won't go down, they'll lie in the snow to chill themselves, then use their bodies to help lower the female lead's body temperature.
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内服的话，云南白药挺好的。外用可以用红药水。
nèifú dehuà ，Yúnnán báiyào tǐng hǎo de 。wàiyòng kěyǐ yòng hóngyàoshuǐ 。
If you want something that can be taken orally, Yunnan Baiyao is quite good. For external use you can use mercurochrome.
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那要一盒云南白药和一瓶红药水吧。
nà yào yī hé Yúnnán báiyào hé yī píng hóngyàoshuǐ ba 。
Then I'll take one box of Yunnan Baiyao and one bottle of mercurochrome.
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