Chinese word

医药

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī yào

Meaning

  • nounmedicine

Example

他在网上买了几种医药产品。tā zài wǎng shàng mǎi le jí zhǒng yī yào chán pǐn

He bought several kinds of medicine online.

Illustration for 医药 (medicine)

More examples

这家医药企业在疫苗研发上投入巨大。zhè jiā yī yào qǐ yè zài yì miáo yán fā shàng tóu rù jù dà

This pharmaceutical company invests a great deal in vaccine research and development.

Core concept

Products and related care that prevent, diagnose, treat, or ease illness, with medicines at the center.

Common phrases

  • 医药企业yī yào qǐ yè

    pharmaceutical company

  • 医药产品yī yào chán pǐn

    medical products

  • 医药研发yī yào yán fā

    pharmaceutical research and development

Similar words

药物yào wù: A substance or preparation that affects the body to treat illness or alter symptoms.
药yào: Medicine taken or used to cure illness or relieve symptoms.
药品yào pǐn: A packaged medicinal product made for sale or regulated use.

Definition in Chinese

用于预防、诊断、治疗或缓解疾病的药物及其制剂，常指可供销售或使用的医药产品。yòng yú yù fáng zhěn duàn zhì liáo huò huán jiě jí bìng de yào wù jí qí zhì jì cháng zhǐ kě gōng xiāo shòu huò shǐ yòng de yī yào chán pǐn

Word origin

医药 (yīyào, "medicine and medical care") combines 医 (yī, "healing") with 药 (yào, "medicine"), linking care for illness with the substances used in it.

Usage tips

  • In online shops, signs, and business names, this term often labels a broad medical-products category rather than one particular package.

Other meanings

  • medical carenoun

Related words

  • 医药代表yī yào dài biǎopharmaceutical representativenoun
  • 医药学yī yào xuémedical sciencenoun

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