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医药
醫藥
yīyào
1. medical care and medicines
2. medicine (drug)
3. medical
4. pharmaceutical
Common • Top 21%

Character Breakdown

医
yī
to cure, to heal, to treat; doctor; medicine
HSK 1 7 丶
药
yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
HSK 2 9 丶

Compound Words (8)

医药学
yīyàoxué
medical science
传统医药
chuántǒngyīyào
Chinese traditional medicine
生技医药
shēngjìyīyào
biopharmaceutical
医药分离
yīyàofēnlí
separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" [[以藥養醫|以药养医<yǐyàoyǎngyī>]]
医药商店
yīyàoshāngdiàn
chemist
传统中国医药
chuántǒngzhōngguóyīyào
Chinese traditional medicine
北京中医药大学
BěijīngZhōngyīyàoDàxué
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
广州中医药大学
GuǎngzhōuZhōngyīyàoDàxué
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

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