下药

下藥

xiàyào

verb #11,579

Meanings

1 to prescribe medicine
2 to drug
3 to poison

Characters

to put down; to apply

Examples

HSK 1

医生给病人下药了。

Yīshēng gěi bìngrén xiàyào le.

The doctor prescribed medicine for the patient.

HSK 5

有人在他的饮料里下药了。

Yǒurén zài tā de yǐnliào lǐ xiàyào le.

Someone drugged his drink.

Tips

usage

下药 has two very different meanings depending on context: a doctor prescribing medicine (neutral) vs. someone secretly putting drugs/poison in food or drink (negative).

Stroke Order

下 xià

药 yào