HSK 2

药 meaning in Chinese

yào

Without tone marks: yao

leaf of the iris, medicine

noun

Traditional 藥

Example

他葫芦里不知卖的是什么药?

tā húlu lǐ bù zhī mài de shì shénme yào?

I wonder what he's up to.

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