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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 药补不如食补
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 药补不如食补 | yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ | - the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 74,283 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 药 | yào | - leaf of the iris - variant of 藥|药[yao4] |
| 药 | yào | - medicine - drug - substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) - CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4] - to poison |
| 补 | bǔ | - to repair - to patch - to mend - to make up for - to fill (a vacancy) - to supplement |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 如 | rú | - as - as if - such as |
| 食 | shí | - to eat - food - animal feed - eclipse |
| 食 | sì | - to feed (a person or animal) |
| 补 | bǔ | - to repair - to patch - to mend - to make up for - to fill (a vacancy) - to supplement |
Other Words Containing 药补不如食补
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| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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