Meaning of 药水
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- medicine in liquid form
- bottled medicine
- lotion
How to use 药水
药水 covers any liquid medicine, from cough syrup to eye drops or a lotion you put on the skin. It often pairs with verbs like 喝 (hē) to drink or 擦 (cā) to rub on. Example: 这个药水一天喝三次。(Zhège yàoshuǐ yì tiān hē sān cì.) Take this liquid medicine three times a day.
药水 is simply 药 (yào) medicine plus 水 (shuǐ) water, so it is medicine you can pour. Picture the grass radical 艹 on top of 药 as the herbs that once went into medicine, now mixed into a bottle of liquid.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 药 with the wrong bottom part, mixing it up with 约 (yuē). Remember 药 is 约 with the grass radical 艹 on top. Also keep the fourth tone on yào so it does not sound like 要 used in a different way, or like yāo.
Stroke order for each character
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药 yào · medicine · 9 strokes
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 药水.
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 药片 | yàopiàn | a (medicine) pill or tablet |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy; drugstore |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 药物 | yàowù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears |
| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water; boiling water |
| 纯净水 | chúnjìngshuǐ | purified water |
Questions about 药水
What does 药水 mean?
药水 (yàoshuǐ) means "medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 药水?
药水 is made of 2 characters: 药 (9 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 药水 an HSK word?
Yes. 药水 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 药水 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 药水 is written 藥水.
What is the difference between 药水 and 药片?
药水 (yàoshuǐ) is medicine in liquid form, while 药片 (yàopiàn) is a pill or tablet. Both are kinds of 药物 (yàowù), medicines in general.
Where can I buy 药水 in China?
You can buy it at a 药店 (yàodiàn), a pharmacy or drugstore. You might say 我想买咳嗽药水 (Wǒ xiǎng mǎi késou yàoshuǐ), I want to buy cough syrup.