药用动物

藥用動物

yàoyòng dòngwù

noun

Meanings

1 medicinal animal
2 animal species used as ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine

Characters

Examples

鹿、熊、蛇都是常见的药用动物。

Lù, xióng, shé dōu shì chángjiàn de yàoyòng dòngwù.

Deer, bears, and snakes are all common medicinal animals.

保护野生药用动物已成为国家政策。

Bǎohù yěshēng yàoyòng dòngwù yǐ chéngwéi guójiā zhèngcè.

Protecting wild medicinal animal species has become national policy.

Tips

culture

Parse as 药用 (medicinal-use) + 动物 (animal). The category covers species farmed or harvested for TCM ingredients — increasingly controversial as wildlife protection tightens.

Stroke Order

药 yào

用 yòng

动 dòng

物 wù