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中药 (zhōng yào): Traditional Chinese medicine (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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中药 consists of 2 characters.

center, middle, within, among

Example Sentences with 中药

rén人

shēn参

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

zhēn珍

guì贵

de的

zhōng中

yào药

cái材

。

Ginseng is a precious Chinese medicinal herb.

zhōng中

yào药

duì对

diào调

lǐ理

shēn身

tǐ体

hěn很

yǒu有

líng灵

zhī芝

shì是

yì一

zhǒng种

zhēn珍

guì贵

de的

zhōng中

yào

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nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

ge个

zhōng中

yào药

bāng帮

zhù助

。

Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful for body regulation

药

cái材

。

Reishi mushroom is a precious Chinese medicinal herb

chǔ处

fāng方

shì适

hé合

wǒ我

de的

tǐ体

zhì质

ma吗

？

Are you sure this traditional Chinese medicine prescription is suitable for my constitution?

qǐng请

yòng用

kāi开

shuǐ水

chōng冲

pào泡

zhè这

bāo包

zhōng中

yào药

，

yǐ以

dá达

dào到

zuì最

jiā佳

yào药

xiào效

。

Please use boiling water to brew this packet of traditional Chinese medicine for optimal efficacy.

zhēn针

jiǔ灸

pèi配

hé合

zhōng中

yào药

tiáo调

lǐ理

，

néng能

gèng更

yǒu有

xiào效

dì地

huī恢

fù复

shēn身

tǐ体

píng平

héng衡

。

Acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine can more effectively restore the body's balance.

yī医

shēng生

gēn根

jù据

wǒ我

de的

zuì最

xīn新

tǐ体

jiǎn检

bào报

gào告

，

jīng精

xīn心

tiáo调

jì剂

le了

zhōng中

yào药

de的

pèi配

fāng方

。

The doctor carefully adjusted the formula of the traditional Chinese medicine based on my latest physical examination report.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 中药.

Words with 中

中午zhōng wǔHSK 1
中国zhōng guóHSK 1
中文zhōng wénHSK 3
中间zhōng jiānHSK 3
其中qí zhōngHSK 4
中介zhōng jiè
中医Zhōng yī
中华Zhōng huá

Words with 药

医药yī yào
火药huǒ yào
炸药zhà yào
草药cǎo yào
药品yào pǐn
药店yào diàn
药方yào fāng
药材yào cái