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药yàomedicine

HSK 2word

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药 (yào) means "medicine." It appears in 你病了，要吃药。 (You're sick; you need to take medicine.) and 医生给了我一些药。 (The doctor gave me some medicine.) In the dialogue, A asks how B feels, B says B has a cold, A asks about medicine, and B has taken it and feels better.

What does 药 mean?

  1. 1.

    medicinenoun

What does the character 药 mean?

  • 药medicine

How do you use 药?

See it in 吃药

What are some examples of 药 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    你病了，要吃药。

    Nǐ bìng le, yào chī yào.

    You're sick; you need to take medicine.

  2. HSK 1

    医生给了我一些药。

    Yīshēng gěi le wǒ yìxiē yào.

    The doctor gave me some medicine.

How is 药 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你身体怎么样？

    Nǐ shēntǐ zěnmeyàng?

    How are you feeling?

  2. Speaker B:

    我感冒了。

    Wǒ gǎnmào le.

    I've caught a cold.

  3. Speaker A:

    你吃药了吗？

    Nǐ chī yào le ma?

    Have you taken any medicine?

  4. Speaker B:

    吃了，现在好了。

    Chī le, xiànzài hǎo le.

    Yes, and I'm better now.

Can you use 药 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (medicine): 你病了，要吃___。 (You're sick; you need to take medicine.)
  2. 2.What does 你吃药了吗？ mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "medicine"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.