调药刀

調藥刀

tiáoyàodāo

noun

Measure Word

一把调药刀 bǎ

Meanings

1 spatula (for mixing or compounding medicine)
2 pharmacy spatula

Characters

to mix; to compound

Examples

药剂师用调药刀把药粉刮匀。

Yàojìshī yòng tiáoyàodāo bǎ yàofěn guā yún.

The pharmacist used a spatula to scrape the medicinal powder smooth.

实验室抽屉里有一把不锈钢调药刀。

Shíyànshì chōuti lǐ yǒu yī bǎ bùxiùgāng tiáoyàodāo.

There's a stainless-steel pharmacy spatula in the lab drawer.

Tips

mistakes

调 here is tiáo (to mix, to adjust), not diào. Same word seen in 调味 (tiáowèi, season food) and 调制 (tiáozhì, to compound).

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

药 yào

刀 dāo