药草

藥草
yàocǎo
noun #24,589

Measure Word

药草 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 medicinal herb
  2. 2 herbal plant
  3. 3 herb

Examples

Zhōngyī jīngcháng shǐyòng gè zhǒng yàocǎo lái zhì bìng.
Traditional Chinese medicine often uses various medicinal herbs to treat illness.
Tā zài shān shàng cǎijí le hěn duō yěshēng yàocǎo.
He collected many wild medicinal herbs in the mountains.

Tips

usage
药草 emphasizes the medicinal use of herbs. Compare: 香草 (aromatic/culinary herb like vanilla), 草药 (herbal medicine, synonym but more focused on the medicinal formulation), 草药 (traditional Chinese herbal medicine).

Stroke Order

yào
cǎo