Chinese Word of the Day

止痛药
zhǐ tòng yào

pain killer

Definitions

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止痛药
1. Simplified form of 止痛藥
止痛藥	zhǐtòngyào
1. n. (medicine) painkiller; analgesic
Components
止	zhǐ
1. to stop; to halt
休止 - to stop
2. to bring to an end; to stop; to relieve
止癢 - to stop itching (irritation)
3. to end; to finish
4. only (original form of 只)
5. 71st tetragram of the Taixuanjing (?)
6. (literary, archaic) (Sentence-final particle indicating an emphasis.)
痛	tòng
1. to hurt; to cause pain
2. physically sore; painful
3. mentally sore; sorrowful
4. to hate; to abhor
5. to take pity on; to lament
6. thoroughly; to the fullest
7. Variant of 疼
疼	téng
1. painful; aching; sore
我牙疼。 - I have a toothache.
2. to be fond of; to love
3. (Min Dong, Min Nan) painful; aching; sore
4. (Min Dong, Min Nan) to love; to cherish
5. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 痛 (-, t=painful; aching; sore; to be fond of; to love)
药
1. Simplified form of 藥
2. Simplified form of 葯
3. usage. In mainland China, 藥, rather than 葯 is listed officially as the traditional form of
葯	yào, yuè
1. Angelica dahurica
2. orris root
3. leaf of the iris
4. leaf of the Angelica dahurica
5. Variant of 藥
6. usage. In modern Taiwan, is still considered a variant form (異體字) of 藥.
7. usage. In mainland China, 藥, rather than is listed officially as the traditional form of 药.
藥	yào
1. medicine; drug; pharmaceutical
吃藥 - to take medicine; (slang) to take illicit drugs
同樣的藥為什麼價格相xiāng差chà 很多？ - Why do prices for the same medicine differ so much?
2. substance used for a particular purpose (e.g. poisoning, fermenting, explosion)
下藥 - to poison
3. Short for 芍藥
4. to treat; to cure
5. to poison
6. Only used in 灼藥
7. Only used in 勺藥

Pronunciation

zhǐ tòng yào

Review previous words

手帕	父亲	意大利面	洗澡
打喷嚏	臀	止痛药	钢琴
坭	姐妹	揉搓	十月
沼泽	木	吃	脏

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