Chinese word

药方

Pronunciation

Pinyinyào fāng

Meaning

  • nounprescription

Example

医生给我开了药方。yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le yào fāng

The doctor wrote me a prescription.

Illustration for 药方 (prescription)

More examples

这种药方配制起来很复杂。zhè zhǒng yào fāng pèi zhì qǐ lái hěn fù zá

This prescription is very complicated to prepare.

Core concept

A treatment plan centered on the medicines, their combination, and their use.

Common phrases

  • 传统药方chuán tǒng yào fāng

    traditional prescription

  • 配制药方pèi zhì yào fāng

    compound a prescription

  • 失传的药方shī chuán de yào fāng

    lost prescription

Similar words

处方chǔ fāng: A doctor's formal document specifying the medicines, doses, and directions needed for treatment.
配方pèi fāng: A formula that sets the ingredients and proportions for making a product or medicine.

Definition in Chinese

指用于治疗的药物配方或用法，既可指医生开的处方，也可指民间流传的秘方。zhǐ yòng yú zhì liáo de yào wù pèi fāng huò yòng fǎ jì kě zhǐ yī shēng kāi de chǔ fāng yě kě zhǐ mín jiān liú chuán de mì fāng

Word origin

药 (yào, "medicine") + 方 (fāng, "formula or method") forms a term for a medicinal formula together with the way it is used.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the word can refer to a family remedy passed down through tradition, so it does not always mean a document from a clinic.

Other meanings

  • secret remedynoun

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