药

yào

HSK 2

药 — yào

1. leaf of the iris (botanical sense); variant form of 药 (historical/rare)

   古书里说药是一种花的叶子。 gǔshū lǐ shuō yào shì yīzhǒng huā de yèzi — Ancient books say that yao is a type of flower leaf.

2. medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g., poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison (verb sense)

   医生让我每天按时服药三次。 yīshēng ràng wǒ měitiān ànshí fúyào sāncì — The doctor told me to take the medicine three times a day on schedule.