药
yàoㄧㄠˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: DƯỢC
Traditional: 葯
HSK 2HSK 3.0 · 2
Meaning(noun)
leaf of the iris; variant of 药
'Take medicine' is 吃药 (not 喝药).
Examples
你今天吃药了吗?
nǐ jīn tiān chī yào le ma?
Have you taken your medicine today?
这种药一天吃三次。
zhè zhǒng yào yì tiān chī sān cì.
Take this medicine three times a day.
我去药店买点药。
wǒ qù yào diàn mǎi diǎn yào.
I'm going to the pharmacy to buy some medicine.
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Stroke order
DƯỢC · 9 strokes
leaf of the iris; variant of 药