医药 (yī yào) — medicine (the field of medical care and pharmaceuticals); medicines, drugs
Definition
医药 refers to medicine as a field — medical care plus the drugs/industry, e.g. 医药行业 or 医药公司. Use 药 or 药物 when you mean the substance itself.
noun
medicine (the field of medical care and pharmaceuticals)medicinesdrugs
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 医药。Tā dà xué xué de shì yī yào zhuān yè.He studied medicine in university.
- 医药。Zhè jiā yī yào gōng sī shēng chǎn xīn yào.This pharmaceutical company produces new medicines.
- 医药。Guó jiā duì yī yào háng yè yǒu yán gé guī dìng.The state has strict regulations on the pharmaceutical industry.
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