How to say “medicine and drugs” in Chinese
medicine and drugs
“Medicine and drugs” in Chinese is 医药, yī yào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
医药 is read yī yào: 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
On top, 艹 “grass”: medicines were made from herbs.
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 “医药”.
More words from the lesson “How to take a medicine”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “medicine and drugs” in Chinese?
“Medicine and drugs” in Chinese is 医药, pinyin yīyào.
What does 医药 mean?
医药 (yīyào) means “medicine and drugs”.
How do you write 医药?
医药 is 2 characters: 医 (yī) — treat, heal; 药 (yào) — medicine. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 医药?
医药 is read yīyào. Tones: yī — first tone, yào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“medicine and drugs” in the lesson “How to take a medicine”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. 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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