Definition
药材 refers to the raw, unprocessed plant, mineral, or animal material used in Traditional Chinese Medicine — the 'ingredients' before they are made into a finished product. 药物 and 药品 both mean 'medicine' or 'pharmaceutical product' (the ready-to-use form); 药材 is the starting material, not the final medicine.
noun
medicinal ingredient (used in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Examples
- 药材。Zhèxiē yào cái de zhìliàng hěn hǎo.These medicinal ingredients are of good quality.
- 药材。Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le jǐ wèi yào cái.The doctor prescribed several medicinal ingredients.
- 药材。Zhèxiē yào cái xūyào xiān jìnpào zài jiān.These medicinal ingredients need to be soaked before decocting.
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