鼠药

鼠藥

shǔyào

noun #30,796

Measure Word

一包鼠药 bāo

Meanings

1 rat poison
2 rodenticide

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

鼠药一定要放在孩子够不到的地方。

Shǔyào yídìng yào fàng zài háizi gòu bùdào de dìfāng.

Rat poison must be kept where children can't reach it.

HSK 5

他在地下室放了一些鼠药。

Tā zài dìxiàshì fàng le yìxiē shǔyào.

He put some rat poison in the basement.

Tips

memory

Pure compound: 鼠 'rat/mouse' + 药 'medicine/drug' = 'rat-medicine' = poison. The same 药 appears in 农药 (pesticide) and 杀虫药 (insecticide). When 药 follows the target, it usually means a substance to kill it.

Stroke Order

鼠 shǔ

药 yào