drug in Chinese

药葯 / 藥

HSK 3.0 · Level 2

yào

leaf of the iris
medicine
drug
substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
to poison

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Example sentences

wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 zhè 这 yào 药 huì 会 duì 对 nín 您 yǒu 有 hǎochu 好处 de 的。

I think this medicine will do you good.
zhè 这 yào 药 duì 对 wǒ 我 méiyǒu 没有 rènhé 任何 hǎochu 好处。

The medicine didn't do me any good.

Other words for drug

药品（藥品） yàopǐn HSK 6

medicaments; medicine; drug
下药（下藥） xiàyào

to prescribe medicine; to drug; to poison
药剂（藥劑） yàojì

medicine; medicament; drug; chemical compound
药物（藥物） yàowù HSK 4

medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug

5 entries in ChineseDict list "drug" as a meaning.