药用 (yào yòng) — (attributive) medicinal; for medicinal use
Definition
A formal attributive adjective meaning 'for medicinal use,' used almost exclusively in technical, scientific, or pharmaceutical writing to describe substances used as medicine. In everyday speech, just say 药.
adjective
(attributive) medicinalfor medicinal use
Examples
- 药用。Zhè zhǒng zhí wù yǒu hěn gāo de yào yòng jià zhí.This plant has high medicinal value.
- 药用。yào yòng Zhí wù xū yào tè shū de zhòng zhí fāng fǎ.Medicinal plants require special cultivation methods.
- 药用，。yào yòng Jiǔ jīng bù néng hē, zhǐ néng wài yòng.Medicinal alcohol cannot be taken internally—it's only for external use.
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