药方

藥方

yàofāng

noun HSK 7-9 #17,788

Meanings

1 prescription (medical)

Characters

formula; recipe; prescription

Examples

医生给他开了一个药方。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le yígè yàofāng.

The doctor wrote him a prescription.

这个药方已经用了几百年了。

Zhège yàofāng yǐjīng yòng le jǐbǎi nián le.

This prescription has been in use for hundreds of years.

Tips

usage

In traditional Chinese medicine (中医), 药方 often refers to herbal formulas passed down through generations. The verb for writing a prescription is 开 (kāi).

Stroke Order

药 yào

方 fāng