medicine (n.)
HSK 2
Traditional
藥
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
要 yào - want; be going to; ask for; demand (v.) | HSK 2
Phonetically similar words
腰 yāo - waist; small of the back (n.) | HSK 5
摇 yáo - shake; wave; rock; turn (v.) | HSK 5
咬 yǎo - bite; snap at (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
这是药吗？ Zhè shì yào ma? - Is this medicine?
他每天吃药。 Tā měitiān chī yào. - He takes medicine every day.
这种药很有效。 Zhè zhǒng yào hěn yǒuxiào. - This medicine is very effective.
这个药是处方药。 Zhège yào shì chǔfāng yào. - This medicine is prescription.
我需要买一些药。 Wǒ xūyào mǎi yīxiē yào. - I need to buy some medicine.
Phrases
火药 huǒ yào - gunpowder (n.) | HSK 6