中药

• 拼音: zhōng yào
• 汉字拆解: 中 = China/middle; 药 = 艹 (grass) + 约, meaning medicine

含义

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM); Chinese herbal medicine. Medicine based on traditional Chinese medical theory.

Distinct from 西药 (Western medicine). Includes herbs, minerals, and animal products. Common phrases: 中药材 (TCM ingredients), 中药房 (TCM pharmacy), 喝中药 (take Chinese medicine, often as decoction).

例句

1. 这种病用中药调理效果更好。
2. 中药虽然苦，但对身体有好处。
3. 他在一家中药店工作了三十年。

用法指南

语境: health, medicine, culture

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我正在吃中药调理身体。(I'm taking Chinese medicine to regulate my body.)
• 中药需要煎煮。(Chinese medicine needs to be boiled.)

错误说法

• 喝中药片 (中药 as pills should be 吃 not 喝 — 喝 is for liquid decoctions)

起源与历史

Compound of 中 (Chinese) and 药 (medicine). Chinese medicine.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal