药物 (yào wù) — medication; medicine; pharmaceuticals

Definition

药物 is the formal, written word for medicinal substances — broader and more scientific than the everyday 药, and more general than 药品 (which stresses specific pharmaceutical products).

noun
medicationmedicinepharmaceuticals
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 药物
    Yī shēng jiàn yì wǒ tíng yòng zhè zhǒng yào wù.
    The doctor advised me to stop taking this medication.
  • 药物
    Zhè xiē yào wù bì xū fàng zài ér tóng gòu bú dào de dì fāng.
    These medicines must be kept out of children's reach.
  • 药物
    Zhōng yào hé xī yào dōu shì zhòng yào de yào wù.
    Both Chinese medicine and Western medicine are important pharmaceuticals.

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