泻药

瀉藥

xièyào

noun #21,155

Measure Word

一种泻药 zhǒng

Meanings

1 laxative
2 purgative

Characters

to rush / to discharge / to purge

medicine / drug

Examples

医生建议他服用泻药来缓解便秘。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā fúyòng xièyào lái huǎnjiě biànmì.

The doctor recommended he take a laxative to relieve constipation.

泻药不能长期服用。

Xièyào bùnéng chángqī fúyòng.

Laxatives should not be taken long-term.

Tips

memory

泻 means 'to discharge / to flow out rapidly' (as in 倾泻, a rushing torrent), and 药 means 'medicine'. A laxative is literally 'discharge medicine'.

Stroke Order

泻 xiè

药 yào