药材

藥材
yàocái
noun HSK 7 #46,126

Measure Word

药材 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 medicinal materials
  2. 2 herbal medicine ingredients

Examples

Zhè zuò shān shàng shēngzhǎng zhe hěn duō zhēnguì de yàocái.
Many precious medicinal materials grow on this mountain.
Zhōngyàocái xūyào jīngguò zhuānyè de jiāgōng chǔlǐ.
Traditional Chinese medicinal materials need professional processing.

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 ().

Stroke Order

yào
cái