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药
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(Bushou)		 艸
Strokes 6
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Strokes 9
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Decomp. 艹纟勹丶
艹 + 约
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Mandarin yào
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药 yào medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] / to poison
Results beginning with 药
药品 yào pǐn medicaments / medicine / drug
药物 yào wù medicaments / pharmaceuticals / medication / medicine / drug
药店 yào diàn pharmacy
药材 yào cái medicinal ingredient
药水 yào shuǐ medicine in liquid form / bottled medicine / lotion
药剂 yào jì medicine / medicament / drug / chemical compound
药用 yào yòng medicinal use / pharmaceutical
药房 yào fáng pharmacy / drugstore
药丸 yào wán pill / CL:粒[li4]
药方 yào fāng prescription
药学 yào xué pharmacy
药理 yào lǐ pharmacology
药膳 yào shàn medicinal cuisine
药草 yào cǎo medicinal herb
药片 yào piàn a (medicine) pill or tablet / CL:片[pian4]
药典 yào diǎn pharmacopoeia
药膏 yào gāo ointment
药性 yào xìng medicinal effect
药瓶 yào píng medicine bottle
药箱  drug kit
药商 yào shāng druggist
药检 yào jiǎn drugs test (e.g. on athletes)
药流 yào liú medical abortion
药渣 yào zhà dregs of a decoction
药罐 yào guàn pot for decocting herbal medicine
药棉 yào mián sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)
药车  drug trolley / mini-dispensary / medicine trolley / drug dispensary trolley
药补 yào bǔ medicinal dietary supplement that helps build up one's health
药局 yào jú pharmacy / dispensary
药疗 yào liáo medication / herbal remedy
药苗 yào miáo immunization
药签 yào qiān medical swab
药型 yào xíng pharmaceutical form
药瘾 yào yǐn drug dependence
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药监局 Yào jiān jú State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) / abbr. for 國家食品藥品監督管理局|国家食品药品监督管理局[Guo2 jia1 Shi2 pin3 Yao4 pin3 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 ju2]
药理学 yào lǐ xué pharmacology
药剂师 yào jì shī drugstore / chemist / pharmacist
药师佛 Yào shī fó Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
药物学 yào wù xué pharmacology
药用盐  medicated salt
药动学 yào dòng xué pharmacokinetics
药方儿 yào fāng r erhua variant of 藥方|药方[yao4 fang1]
药剂士 yào jì shì druggist / pharmacist
药师经 yào shī jīng Healing sutra / Bhaisajyaguru sutra
药水儿 yào shuǐ r erhua variant of 藥水|药水[yao4 shui3]
药蜀葵 yào shǔ kuí marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
药物治疗 yào wù zhì liáo drug treatment
药理作用  pharmacological action
药用价值 yào yòng jià zhí medicinal value
药物制剂 yào wù zhì jì pharmaceutical preparations
药物监测  drug safety monitoring / drug monitoring
药理外形  pharmacological profile
药物试验  drug testing
药物检测  drug testing
药物代谢  drug metabolism
药物误用  drug misuse
药物运输  drug shipment
药到病除 yào dào bìng chú lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom) / fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results / (of a solution or method) highly effective
药敏试验 yào mǐn shì yàn drug susceptibility testing
药师如来 Yào shī rú lái Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
药食同源 yào shí tóng yuán lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
药物成瘾 yào wù chéng yǐn drug
药物毒性 yào wù dú xìng drug toxicity
药物管制 yào wù guǎn zhì drug control
药物滥用 yào wù làn yòng drug abuse
药物筛选 yào wù shāi xuǎn drug screening
药物学家 yào wù xué jiā pharmacologist
药物依赖 yào wù yī lài drug dependence
药物用法 yào wù yòng fǎ drug administration scheduling
药学基金 yào xué jī jīn Caisses de pharmacie scolaires
药品冷藏箱  drug refrigerator
药物滥用者  drug abuser
药物消费国  drug-consuming country
药物设计人  drug designer
药物来源国  drug source country
药物消费量  drug consumption
药代动力学 yào dài dòng lì xué pharmacokinetics
药物不耐症 yào wù bù nài zhèng drug intolerance
药物检测包 yào wù jiǎn cè bāo drug testing kit / drug test kit
药物使用者 yào wù shǐ yòng zhě drug taker / drug user
药物习惯性 yào wù xí guàn xìng drug habituation
药物的可获性  availability of drugs
药物相互作用  drug-drug interaction / drug interaction
药物管制干事  drug control officer
药物循环基金  drug revolving fund
药品提供方桉  Programme of Access to Medicines
药物管制方桉  Drug Programme
药物管制问题  drug-control issues
药物特性说明  drug profiling
药物特征分析  signature analysis of drugs
药物管制当局  drug-control authorities
药瘾问题方桉  programme on drug dependence
药物管制条约  drug control treaty
药物管制部门  drug control administration
药物管制专员  drug control administrator
药补不如食补 yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
药物咨询方案 yào wù zī xún fāng àn Drug Advisory Programme
药物滥用的模式  patterns of drug abuse
药品专利池倡议  Medicines Patent Pool Initiative
药物代谢动力学 yào wù dài xiè dòng lì xué pharmacokinetics
药物滥用登记表 yào wù làn yòng dēng jì biǎo drug abuse registry
药物敏感性试验 yào wù mǐn gǎn xìng shì yàn drug susceptibility testing
药物依赖综合征 yào wù yī lài zōng hé zhēng dependence syndrome
药物滥用评估手册  Manual on Drug Abuse Assessment
药物滥用问题方桉  Programme on Substance Abuse
药物管理与政策司  Division of Drug Management and Policies
药物需要量估计数  estimate system / estimates of drug requirements
药瘾问题专家委员会  Expert Committee on Drug Dependence
药物滥用研究讲习班  Workshop on Drug Abuse Research
药物利用和研究小组  Drug Utilization and Research Group
药物管制上诉委员会  Pharmaceutics Appeals Board
药物滥用问题综合中心  Drug Abuse Comprehensive Centre
药物管制当局国际会议  International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities
药用和香料植物基因库  Gene Banks for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
药物滥用事务协理专家  Associate Expert on Drug Abuse Affairs
药物滥用数据收集讲习班  Workshop on Drug Abuse Data Collection
药物管制和预防犯罪干事  Drug Control and Crime Prevention Officer
药物滥用预防教育讲习班  Workshop on Drug Abuse Prevention Education
药物管制和预防犯罪办事处  Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
药物管制援助技术协商会议  Technical Consultation on Drug Control Assistance
药物管制和预防犯罪行动计划  Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention
药瘾和酗酒问题专家咨询小组  Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Dependence and Alcohol Problems
药物依赖性治疗和护理联合方桉  Joint Programme on Drug Dependence Treatment and Care
药物滥用和非法贩运问题国际会议  International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
药物滥用和非法贩运问题国际会议秘书处  Secretariat of the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Approximate Results for 药
医药 yī yào medical care and medicines / medicine (drug) / medical / pharmaceutical
中药 Zhōng yào traditional Chinese medicine / CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]
制药 zhì yào to manufacture medicine
用药 yòng yào drug use
农药 nóng yào agricultural chemical / farm chemical / pesticide
毒药 dú yào poison
服药 fú yào to take medicine
吃药 chī yào to take medicine
解药 jiě yào antidote
弹药 dàn yào ammunition
炸药 zhà yào explosive (material)
迷药 mí yào knockout drops / incapacitating agent / Mickey Finn
西药 xī yào Western medicine
草药 cǎo yào herbal medicine
兽药 shòu yào veterinary medicines
春药 chūn yào aphrodisiac
山药 shān yao Dioscorea polystachya / yam
火药 huǒ yào gunpowder
良药 liáng yào good medicine / panacea / fig. a good solution / a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem)
假药 jiǎ yào fake drugs
灵药 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
膏药 gāo yao herbal plaster applied to a wound
麻药 má yào anesthetic
芍药 sháo yào Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora) / common herbaceous peony / peony used in TCM
入药 rù yào to use in medicine
下药 xià yào to prescribe medicine / to poison / to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)
补药 bǔ yào tonic
禁药 jìn yào drugs ban (e.g. for athletes)
成药 chéng yào patent medicine / medicine already made up
汤药 tāng yào tisane / decoction (Chinese medicine)
配药 pèi yào to dispense (drugs) / to prescribe
泻药 xiè yào laxative
没药 mò yào myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
抓药 zhuā yào to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)
鼠药 shǔ yào rat poison
眼药 yǎn yào eye drops / eye ointment
蒙药 mēng yào anesthetic / knockout drops
花药 huā yào anther (pollen sack on stamen)
熬药 áo yào to decoct medicinal herbs
发药  dispensing
嗨药 hāi yào (slang) to take drugs / recreational drug
酒药 jiǔ yào brewer's yeast / yeast for fermenting rice wine
给药 jǐ yào to administer medicine
开药 kāi yào to prescribe medicine
抗药 kàng yào drug-resistance (of a pathogen)
嗑药 kè yào to take (illegal) drugs
令药 lìng yào seasonal medication
蒙药 méng yào anesthetic / narcotic / knockout drops
蒙药 měng yào traditional Mongolian medicine (or drug)
末药 mò yào myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) / also written 沒藥|没药[mo4 yao4]
圣药 shèng yào panacea
生药 shēng yào unprocessed medicinal herb
司药 sī yào pharmacist
仙药 xiān yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
装药 zhuāng yào agent fill
坐药 zuò yào suppository
佐药 zuǒ yào adjuvant drug
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C-4炸药  C-4 explosive / C-4
避孕药 bì yùn yào oral contraceptive
安眠药 ān mián yào sleeping pill / CL:粒[li4]
中草药 zhōng cǎo yào Chinese herbal medicine
中成药 zhōng chéng yào prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)
制药厂 zhì yào chǎng pharmaceutical company / drugs manufacturing factory
麻醉药 má zuì yào anesthetic / narcotic
处方药  prescription drug
感冒药 gǎn mào yào medicine for colds
止痛药 zhǐ tòng yào painkiller / analgesic / anodyne
眼药水 yǎn yào shuǐ eye drops / eye lotion
消炎药 xiāo yán yào anti-inflammatory medicine
医药学 yī yào xué medical science
迷幻药 mí huàn yào hallucinogen / psychedelic drug
抗药性 kàng yào xìng drug resistance (medicine)
耐药性 nài yào xìng drug resistance / drug tolerance (medicine)
吃错药 chī cuò yào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine / (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual / abnormal
镇痛药 zhèn tòng yào analgesic
抗菌药 kàng jūn yào antibacterial
制药业 zhì yào yè pharmaceutical industry
弹药库 dàn yào kù ammunition dump
解毒药 jiě dú yào antidote
退烧药 tuì shāo yào antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
火药桶 huǒ yào tǒng powder keg
镇静药 zhèn jìng yào sedative
催眠药 cuī mián yào soporific drug
黑火药 hēi huǒ yào black powder
降脂药 jiàng zhī yào hypolipidemic
堕胎药  abortifacient
灭鼠药 miè shǔ yào rat poison
杀虫药 shā chóng yào insecticide
山药蛋 shān yao dàn (dialect) potato / rube / yokel
炸药带  explosive vest / suicide jacket / explosive belt
核弹药  nuclear ammunition
子弹药  submunition
勐炸药  high explosive
发射药  propellant powder
传爆药  ammunition booster / booster
安定药  tranquilizer
阿仙药 ā xiān yào gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM
不死药 bù sǐ yào elixir of life
吃枪药 chī qiāng yào (lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder / (fig.) to be ablaze with anger / ornery / snappy
处方药 chǔ fāng yào prescription drug
促效药 cù xiào yào agonist
单味药 dān wèi yào medicine made from a single herb / drug made from a single substance
弹药筒 dàn yào tǒng cartridge
点火药 diǎn huǒ yào primary explosive
跌打药 diē dǎ yào liniment
对抗药 duì kàng yào antagonist
仿制药 fǎng zhì yào generic drug / generic medicine
敷汤药 fū tāng yào (coll.) to pay compensation for medical expenses
膏药旗 gāo yao qí Japanese flag (derog.)
孤儿药 gū ér yào orphan drug
红药水 hóng yào shuǐ mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
火药味 huǒ yào wèi smell of gunpowder / (fig.) combative tone / belligerence
拮抗药 jié kàng yào antagonist
解酸药 jiě suān yào antacid
局麻药 jú má yào local anesthetic
李百药 Lǐ Bǎi yào Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書|北齐书
棉药签 mián yào qiān medical swab
迷魂药 mí hún yào magic potion / (fig.) bewitching words or actions / knockout drug / ecstasy / MDMA
配药师 pèi yào shī dispenser
起爆药 qǐ bào yào initiator
祛痰药 qū tán yào medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM)
杀蠹药 shā dù yào mothicide
上眼药 shàng yǎn yào to apply eye drops / (fig.) to speak ill of sb / to bad-mouth
杀鼠药 shā shǔ yào rat poison
试药族 shì yào zú people who participate in clinical trials
特效药 tè xiào yào effective medicine for a specific condition / highly effective medicine
调药刀 tiáo yào dāo spatula
无农药 wú nóng yào without agricultural chemicals / pesticide-free
显效药 xiǎn xiào yào agonist
兴奋药 xīng fèn yào analeptic drug
学名药 xué míng yào generic drug / generic medicine
医药包 yī yào bāo travel kit
镇定药 zhèn dìng yào sedative drug
对症下药 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
麻醉药品 má zuì yào pǐn narcotic
无可救药 wú kě jiù yào lit. no antidote is possible (idiom) / incurable / incorrigible / beyond redemption
制药企业 zhì yào qǐ yè pharmaceutical company
非处方药 fēi chǔ fāng yào over-the-counter drug
灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom) / fig. wonder-cure for all problems / panacea / elixir
不可救药 bù kě jiù yào incurable / incorrigible / beyond cure / hopeless
避孕药具  contraceptive
抗抑郁药 kàng yì yù yào antidepressant
对症发药 duì zhèng fā yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
狗皮膏药 gǒu pí gāo yao dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc / quack medicine / sham goods
黄色炸药 huáng sè zhà yào trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H2(NO2)3CH3
良药苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
炸药背心  explosive vest / suicide jacket / explosive belt
油气炸药  fuel-air explosive
净炸药量  net explosive content
可塑炸药  polymer bonded explosive / plastic explosive
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