How to say “Chinese medicine” in Chinese
Chinese medicine (remedy)
“Chinese medicine” in Chinese is 中药, zhōng yào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
中药 is read zhōng 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
The stroke runs right through the middle.
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 “中药”.
More words from the lesson “Chinese medicine”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Chinese medicine” in Chinese?
“Chinese medicine” in Chinese is 中药, pinyin zhōngyào.
What does 中药 mean?
中药 (zhōngyào) means “Chinese medicine (remedy)”.
How do you write 中药?
中药 is 2 characters: 中 (zhōng) — middle; 药 (yào) — medicine. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 中药?
中药 is read zhōngyào. Tones: zhōng — first tone, yào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“Chinese 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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