下药

下藥

xiàyào

verb #11,579

Meanings

1 to prescribe medicine
2 to drug
3 to poison

Characters

to put down; to apply

Examples

医生给病人下药了。

Yīshēng gěi bìngrén xiàyào le.

The doctor prescribed medicine for the patient.

有人在他的饮料里下药了。

Yǒu rén zài tā de yǐnliào lǐ xiàyào le.

Someone drugged his drink.

Tips

usage

下药 has two very different meanings depending on context: a doctor prescribing medicine (neutral) vs. someone secretly putting drugs/poison in food or drink (negative).

Stroke Order

下 xià

药 yào