草药 (cǎo yào) — herbal medicine
Definition
草药 (cǎoyào) refers to plant-based medicinal herbs, often gathered wild or sold as raw ingredients for home remedies. Narrower than 中药, which is the broader system of traditional Chinese medicine including mineral and animal substances.
noun
herbal medicine
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Examples
- 草药。Tā nǎi nai yòng cǎo yào áo tāng zhì gǎn mào.His grandmother uses herbal medicine to make a soup to treat colds.
- 草药，。Zhè jiā diàn mài gè zhǒng cǎo yào, kě yǐ bāng nǐ tiáo lǐ shēn tǐ.This shop sells all kinds of herbal medicine that can help regulate your body.
- 草药。Wǒ yé ye zài shān shàng cǎi le hěn duō cǎo yào.My grandfather picked a lot of herbal medicine on the mountain.
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