藥U+85E518 STROKES
Entry·pron. yào
ㄧㄠˋ
“medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose; to poison; to treat; to cure”
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- 藥物ㄧㄠˋ ㄨˋmedicine; drug; pharmaceutical; medication; any substance or device used to treat or prevent disease
- 農藥ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄠˋchemicals used in farming to kill pests, weeds, or rodents; pesticides, herbicides, and similar agricultural chemicals.
- 藥品ㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇmedicine; drug; pharmaceutical product; substance used to treat or prevent disease.
- 醫藥ㄧ ㄧㄠˋmedical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical; pharmaceutical
- 食藥署ㄕˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇFood and Drug Administration; Taiwan's regulatory agency overseeing food, drugs, and medical products.
- 服藥ㄈㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋto take medicine; to take medication; to take pills
- 中藥ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋtraditional Chinese medicine; herbal medicine; medicinal substances used in TCM, often from plants, animals, or minerals.
- 用藥ㄩㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋto use medication; to administer drugs; to take medicine (as prescribed); drug use; medication usage.
- 藥師ㄧㄠˋ ㄕpharmacist; a licensed pharmacy professional who dispenses medication and provides pharmaceutical care.
- 藥劑ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋa pharmaceutical preparation; a formulated medicine or drug.
- 藥廠ㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄤˇa pharmaceutical factory; a drug manufacturing plant; a facility that produces medicines or pharmaceuticals
- 毒藥ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋpoison; a toxic substance that can harm or kill living organisms; (figuratively) something harmful or destructive.
- 安眠藥ㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄠˋsleeping pills; medication for insomnia or sleep disorders; in Taiwan, broadly covers sedatives and sleep aids.
- 藥方ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤprescription; a written order from a doctor specifying medicines, dosages, and treatment.
- 藥局ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄩˊpharmacy; a place where pharmacists dispense prescription drugs; broadly, a drugstore or retail pharmacy
- 彈藥ㄉㄢˋ ㄧㄠˋammunition; bullets, shells, bombs, gunpowder, and other explosives with destructive or special effects.
- 藥材ㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄞˊmedicinal raw materials used in traditional Chinese medicine; dried herbs, roots, leaves, or other natural substances used to prepare remedies.
- 火藥ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋgunpowder; a chemical mixture that burns rapidly to produce hot gas, used historically in weapons and fireworks.
- 藥草ㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇmedicinal herb; plant used for healing or treating illness
- 止痛藥ㄓˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋmedicine that relieves or suppresses pain; analgesic or painkiller
- 山藥ㄕㄢ ˙ㄧㄠyam; a perennial climbing plant with edible cylindrical tubers used as a starchy vegetable
- 藥丸ㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄢˊpill; medicine formed into a small round pellet
- 製藥ㄓˋ ㄧㄠˋto manufacture pharmaceuticals; pharmaceutical manufacturing
- 草藥ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋherbal medicine; plant-based medicinal material used in traditional Chinese medicine.
- 對症下藥ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋprescribe medicine according to the illness; take targeted measures to address a specific problem
- 藥膏ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄠointment; medicinal paste applied externally to the skin
- 醫藥費ㄧ ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄟˋmedical and medication expenses; healthcare costs
- 藥效ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋmedicinal effect; efficacy of a drug
- 炸藥ㄓㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋexplosive; blasting agent; dynamite; substance that can destroy steel, obstacles, etc. upon heating or impact.
- 藥房ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤˊpharmacy; drugstore; a shop that sells medicines; a room where medicines are prepared or stored.
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