# 中药 (zhōngyào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 中药 (zhōngyào) means “traditional Chinese medicine”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: traditional Chinese medicine
- Pinyin: zhōngyào (zhong1 yao4)
- Traditional: 中藥
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 服

## Examples

- 中药虽然很苦，但很有效。
  Zhōngyào suīrán hěn kǔ, dàn hěn yǒuxiào.
  Although traditional Chinese medicine tastes bitter, it is very effective.

## Characters

- [中](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-middle/) (zhōng): middle; center
- [药](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-medicine/) (yào): medicine

https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-yao-traditional-chinese-medicine/

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