药物
HSK 4 (2021)
药物 (yàowù) · medicine
药物 (yàowù) means “medicine; medication; drugs”. It is written with 2 characters: 药 (medicine) + 物 (thing). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 药物 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)
物 wù · thing
What 物 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 勿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种药物要放在冰箱里。Zhè zhǒng yàowù yào fàng zài bīngxiāng lǐ.This medication must be kept in the fridge.
这种药物一天吃几次？Zhè zhǒng yàowù yī tiān chī jǐ cì?How many times a day is this medication taken?
Questions about 药物
What does 药物 mean?
药物 (yàowù) means “medicine; medication; drugs”.
How do you pronounce 药物?
药物 is pronounced yàowù.
Which HSK level is 药物?
药物 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 药店yàodiànpharmacy
- 药片yàopiànpill
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 火药huǒyàogunpowder
- 药yàomedicine
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 礼物lǐwùgift
- 食物shíwùfood
- 购物gòuwùto shop
Learn 药物 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.