药材 (yào cái) — medicinal ingredient (used in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Definition
药材 refers to raw medicinal ingredients, especially herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine — a material, not a finished product. Unlike 药物/药品 (manufactured drugs), 药材 points to the unprocessed substance itself.
noun
medicinal ingredient (used in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 药材。Zhè xiē yào cái de zhì liàng hěn hǎo.These medicinal ingredients are of good quality.
- 药材。Yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le jǐ wèi yào cái.The doctor prescribed several medicinal ingredients.
- 药材。Zhè xiē yào cái xū yào xiān jìn pào zài jiān.These medicinal ingredients need to be soaked before decocting.
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