How to say “medicine” in Chinese
medicine (science)
“Medicine” in Chinese is 医学, yī xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
医学 is read yī xué: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “医学”.
More words from the lesson “Chinese medicine”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “medicine” in Chinese?
“Medicine” in Chinese is 医学, pinyin yīxué.
What does 医学 mean?
医学 (yīxué) means “medicine (science)”.
How do you write 医学?
医学 is 2 characters: 医 (yī) — treat, heal; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 医学?
医学 is read yīxué. Tones: yī — first tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“medicine” in the lesson “Chinese medicine”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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