药用兽

藥用獸

yàoyòngshòu

noun

Measure Word

一种药用兽 zhǒng

Meanings

1 medicinal animal; animal used as a source of materia medica in traditional medicine

Characters

beast; (quadruped) animal

Examples

HSK 4

保护药用兽资源对中医药的发展很重要。

Bǎohù yàoyòngshòu zīyuán duì Zhōngyīyào de fāzhǎn hěn zhòngyào.

Protecting medicinal animal resources is important for the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

HSK 7-9

鹿、麝等是中国传统的药用兽。

Lù, shè děng shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng de yàoyòngshòu.

Deer, musk deer and the like are traditional Chinese medicinal animals.

Tips

usage

Used in zoology and TCM resource-management literature alongside 药用植物 (medicinal plants). Classic examples include 鹿茸 (deer antler velvet), 麝香 (musk) and 熊胆 (bear bile). Conservation pressure on many 药用兽 has driven a shift toward cultivated or synthetic substitutes.

Stroke Order

药 yào

用 yòng

兽 shòu