药材

藥材
yàocái
noun HSK 7-9 #46,126

Measure Word

药材 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 medicinal materials
  2. 2 herbal medicine ingredients

Examples

HSK 3
Zhōng yàocái xūyào jīngguò zhuānyè de jiāgōng chǔlǐ.
Traditional Chinese medicinal materials need professional processing.
HSK 5
Zhè zuò shānshàng shēngzhǎng zhe hěnduō zhēnguì de yàocái.
Many precious medicinal materials grow on this mountain.

Tips

culture
药材 usually refers to raw ingredients for traditional Chinese medicine (中药), such as dried herbs, roots, and minerals. China has a long history of cataloging 药材, most famously in the Compendium of Materia Medica (本草纲目).

Stroke Order

yào
cái