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草药 (cǎo yào): Herb (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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草药 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyincǎo yào

Meaningherb

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word草药

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药方

yào fāng

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3.

How to Use 草药 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 草药 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

cǎi采

jí集

cǎo草

yào药

neutral

gather herbal medicine

áo熬

cǎo草

yào药

neutral

decoct herbal medicine

Noun + Nounwith方子

cǎo草

yào药

fāng方

zi子

Measure Word + Nounwith味

yī一

wèi味

cǎo草

yào药

Adjective + Nounwith中

zhōng中

cǎo草

yào药

neutral

Chinese herbal medicine

4.

Example Sentences with 草药

zhè这

shì是

cǎo草

yào药

。

This is herbal medicine.

neutral

herbal medicine prescription

neutral

a kind of herbal medicine

zhè这

zhǒng种

cǎo草

yào药

de的

qì气

wèi味

hěn很

dú独

tè特

，

wén闻

qǐ起

lái来

ràng让

rén人

xīn心

shén神

níng宁

jìng静

。

The scent of this herb is very unique; smelling it brings a sense of peace to the mind.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

de的

yán研

jiū究

bào报

gào告

zhōng中

，

cǎo草

yào药

de的

yǒu有

xiào效

chéng成

fèn分

bèi被

xiáng详

xì细

fēn分

xī析

。

In the formal research report, the active ingredients of the herb were analyzed in detail.

nǎi奶

nǎi奶

yòng用

cǎo草

yào药

zhì治

gǎn感

mào冒

。

Grandma uses herbal medicine to treat a cold.

nǐ你

zhī知

dào道

nǎ哪

zhǒng种

cǎo草

yào药

duì对

huǎn缓

jiě解

shī失

mián眠

zuì最

yǒu有

xiào效

ma吗

？

Do you know which herb is most effective for relieving insomnia?

tā他

bìng并

bù不

xiāng相

xìn信

cǎo草

yào药

de的

liáo疗

xiào效

，

gèng更

qīng倾

xiàng向

yú于

xiàn现

dài代

yī医

xué学

。

He does not believe in the efficacy of herbs and prefers modern medicine instead.

zhōng中

yī医

jīng经

cháng常

tuī推

jiàn荐

cǎo草

yào药

lái来

tiáo调

lǐ理

shēn身

tǐ体

。

Traditional Chinese medicine often recommends herbal medicine to regulate the body.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

cǎo草

yào药

lì历

shǐ史

yōu悠

jiǔ久

，

dàn但

qí其

kē科

xué学

yàn验

zhèng证

réng仍

xū需

jìn进

yí一

bù步

tàn探

suǒ索

。

Although herbs have a long history, their scientific validation still requires further exploration.