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药材
药材 (yào cái): Medicinal material (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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药 • yào • medicine • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
yào
药
medicine
材 • cái • material, timber, raw material
cái
材
material, timber, raw material
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 药材.
Words with
药
药店
yào diàn
pharmacy
中药
zhōng yào
traditional Chinese medicine
药品
yào pǐn
medicaments
药物
yào wù
medicaments
医药
yī yào
medical care and medicines
火药
huǒ yào
gunpowder
炸药
zhà yào
explosive
草药
cǎo yào
herb
Words with
材
材料
cái liào
material
教材
jiào cái
teaching material
身材
shēn cái
stature; figure
器材
qì cái
equipment; material; apparatus
木材
mù cái
wood
材质
cái zhì
material; texture; material quality
题材
tí cái
subject matter; theme
原材料
yuán cái liào
raw and semifinished materials
4.
How to Use 药材 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
yào
药
cái
材
zhì
质
liàng
量
neutral
quality of medicinal materials
yào
药
cái
材
shì
市
chǎng
场
neutral
medicinal materials market
Measure Word + Noun
with
味
yí
一
wèi
味
yào
药
cái
材
Verb + Object
with
购买
gòu
购
mǎi
买
yào
药
cái
材
Adjective + Noun
with
名贵
míng
名
guì
贵
yào
药
cái
材
5.
Example Sentences with 药材
zhè
这
shì
是
yào
药
cái
材
。
This is medicinal material.
neutral
one kind of medicinal material
neutral
buy medicinal materials
formal
precious medicinal materials
zhè
这
xiē
些
míng
名
guì
贵
yào
药
cái
材
xū
需
yào
要
tuǒ
妥
shàn
善
bǎo
保
cún
存
，
yǐ
以
miǎn
免
shī
失
qù
去
yào
药
xiào
效
。
These precious medicinal materials need to be stored properly to avoid losing their efficacy.
nǐ
你
què
确
dìng
定
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
yě
野
shēng
生
yào
药
cái
材
kě
可
yǐ
以
ān
安
quán
全
fú
服
yòng
用
ma
吗
？
Are you sure this wild medicinal material can be taken safely?
yào
药
diàn
店
lǐ
里
yǒu
有
gè
各
zhǒng
种
yào
药
cái
材
。
There are various medicinal materials in the pharmacy.
zhōng
中
yī
医
cháng
常
yòng
用
zhè
这
xiē
些
yào
药
cái
材
lái
来
zhì
治
bìng
病
。
Traditional Chinese medicine often uses these medicinal materials to treat illnesses.
