[yào]
[名]
（药物） medicine; drug; remedy
take medicine
服药
quack medicine
假药
decoct herbal medicine
煎药
anaesthetic
麻药
good medicine; a good remedy
良药
The doctor mixed (me) some medicine.
医生（给我）配了一些药。
Is there any remedy for fever?
有什么退热药吗?
This medicine [remedy] has taken effect.
这药已见效了。
（某些有化学作用的物质） certain chemicals
rat poison; ratsbane
耗子药
gunpowder
火药
insecticide
杀虫药
（姓氏） a surname
Yao An
药安
[动]
[书] （用药治疗） cure with medicine
incurable; incorrigible
不可救药
（用药毒死） kill with poison
poison rats
药老鼠
His dog has been poisoned to death.
他的狗被药死了。