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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 下药
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 下药 | xià yào | - to prescribe medicine - to poison - to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 11,579 | 50,404 | 39,424 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 下 | xià | - down - downwards - below - lower - later - next (week etc) - second (of two parts) - to decline - to go down - to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) - measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 药 | yào | - leaf of the iris - variant of 藥|药[yao4] |
| 药 | yào | - medicine - drug - substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) - CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] - to poison |
Other Words Containing 下药
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