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搽药 (chá yào): Apply ointment/medicine — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

搽药 consists of 2 characters.

smear; rub, wipe; anoint

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Pinyinchá yào

Meaningapply ointment/medicine

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3.

Example Sentences with 搽药

Yī医

shēng生

ràng让

wǒ我

zài在

shāng伤

kǒu口

shàng上

chá搽

yào药

。

The doctor told me to apply medicine on the wound.