药都

藥都

yàodū

noun #21,043

Measure Word

一个药都 gè

Meanings

1 pharmaceutical capital
2 medicine city (nickname for cities famous for traditional Chinese medicine or pharmaceutical industries)

Characters

medicine / drug

capital / metropolis

Examples

HSK 5

这座药都每年吸引大量中药商人。

Zhè zuò yàodū měinián xīyǐn dàliàng zhōngyào shāngrén.

This medicine city attracts a large number of traditional Chinese medicine merchants every year.

HSK 7-9

亳州被称为中国的药都。

Bózhōu bèi chēngwéi Zhōngguó de yàodū.

Bozhou is known as China's pharmaceutical capital.

Tips

culture

亳州 in Anhui province is the most famous 药都, historically associated with the legendary physician 华佗. It hosts one of China's largest traditional Chinese medicine markets.

Stroke Order

药 yào

都 dōu