药水
HSK 2 (2021)
药水 (yàoshuǐ) · liquid medicine
药水 (yàoshuǐ) means “liquid medicine; lotion”. It is written with 2 characters: 药 (medicine) + 水 (water). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 药水 is built
The characters
药 yào · medicine
What 药 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 约yuē — treaty
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勺sháo — spoon
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 纟sī — silk
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 约 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这瓶药水很难喝。Zhè píng yàoshuǐ hěn nánhē.This bottle of liquid medicine tastes awful.
药水要怎么喝？Yàoshuǐ yào zěnme hē?How should I take this liquid medicine?
Questions about 药水
What does 药水 mean?
药水 (yàoshuǐ) means “liquid medicine; lotion”.
How do you pronounce 药水?
药水 is pronounced yàoshuǐ.
Which HSK level is 药水?
药水 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 药店yàodiànpharmacy
- 药片yàopiànpill
- 药物yàowùmedicine
- 火药huǒyàogunpowder
- 药yàomedicine
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
Learn 药水 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.