中药 (zhōng yào) — traditional Chinese medicine
Definition
中药 is the medicine itself — the herbs and preparations used in the traditional system. 中医 refers to the medical system or a practitioner; 草药 is a broader, less clinical term for herbal remedies.
noun
traditional Chinese medicine
Measure word · 服, 种
Examples
- 中药。Yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le liǎng fú zhōng yào.The doctor prescribed me two doses of traditional Chinese medicine.
- 中药，。Wǒ mā ma měi tiān hē zhōng yào, shēn tǐ hěn hǎo.My mother drinks traditional Chinese medicine every day, and she is in good health.
- 中药。Zhè zhǒng zhōng yào xū yào zhǔ hěn jiǔ.This kind of traditional Chinese medicine needs to be boiled for a long time.
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