下药

Traditional: 下藥

xià yào

Dictionary entry

to prescribe medicine

What does 下药 mean?

下药 (xià yào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to prescribe medicine

2to drug; to poison

Character breakdown

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下xiàdown · downwards 药yàoleaf of the iris · variant of 藥|药[yao4]

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How to pronounce 下药

下药

xià yào

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