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药 /yào/ meaning in English

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/yào/

medicine(substance which promotes healing)
[UK: ˈmed.sn̩] [US: ˈme.dəs.n̩]

/yào/ noun

drug [drugs](substance used as a medical treatment, see also: medicine)
noun
[UK: ˈdrʌɡ] [US: ˈdrʌɡ]

/yào/ adjective

medical(of the practice of medicine)
adjective
[UK: ˈme.dɪk.l̩] [US: ˈme.dək.l̩]

medicinal(tending to cure disease)
adjective
[UK: mɪ.ˈdɪ.snəl] [US: mə.ˈdɪ.sə.nəl]