药物 (yàowù)

药物 is the formal, technical term for a drug or pharmaceutical substance used to treat, prevent, or diagnose illness. It covers both prescription medicines and more general pharmaceutical compounds.

Meanings

[noun] medicine; drug; pharmaceutical substance; medication

Example Sentences

这种新型药物在临床试验中表现出对癌细胞的显著抑制作用。 Zhè zhǒng xīn xíng yàowù zài línchuáng shìyàn zhōng biǎoxiàn chū duì ái xìbāo de xiǎnzhù yìzhì zuòyòng. This new drug showed a significant inhibitory effect on cancer cells in clinical trials.

长期滥用药物会对肝脏和肾脏造成不可逆的损害。 Cháng qī lànyòng yàowù huì duì gānzàng hé shènzàng zàochéng bùkě nì de sǔnhài. Long-term drug abuse causes irreversible damage to the liver and kidneys.

医生在开具处方药物之前，必须了解患者的过敏史和用药记录。 Yīshēng zài kāijù chǔfāng yàowù zhīqián, bìxū liǎojiě huànzhě de guòmǐn shǐ hé yòng yào jìlù. Doctors must understand a patient's allergy history and medication record before prescribing drugs.

加快新药研发速度，降低创新药物的上市成本，是各国政府面临的共同挑战。 Jiākuài xīn yào yánfā sùdù, jiàngdī chuàngxīn yàowù de shàngshì chéngběn, shì gè guó zhèngfǔ miànlín de gòngtóng tiǎozhàn. Accelerating new drug development and reducing the market entry costs of innovative drugs are common challenges facing governments around the world.

这名运动员因检测出禁用药物呈阳性而被取消了参赛资格。 Zhè míng yùndòng yuán yīn jiǎncè chū jìnyòng yàowù chéng yángxìng ér bèi qǔxiāole cānsài zīgé. This athlete was disqualified from the competition after testing positive for a prohibited drug.

传统中草药与现代药物的结合，为许多慢性病患者提供了新的治疗选择。 Chuántǒng zhōng cǎoyào yǔ xiàndài yàowù de jiéhé, wèi xǔduō mànxìng bìng huànzhě tígōngle xīn de zhìliáo xuǎnzé. The combination of traditional Chinese herbal medicine and modern drugs has provided new treatment options for many chronic disease patients.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
处方药物	prescription drug
新型药物	new-type drug; novel pharmaceutical
禁用药物	prohibited drug; banned substance
滥用药物	drug abuse
药物研发	drug research and development
药物副作用	drug side effects

Usage Notes

药物 is the formal and technical term, preferred in medical, scientific, and legal contexts. In everyday speech, 药 (medicine/drug) is more common: 吃药 (take medicine), 买药 (buy medicine). 药品 (pharmaceutical product) is similar to 药物 but emphasises the commercial product aspect.

Note the negative collocation 滥用药物 (drug abuse), which refers to misuse of pharmaceuticals, while 吸毒 (drug use/addiction) specifically refers to illicit narcotics. 药物 itself is neutral and can refer to beneficial or harmful substances depending on context.

Memory Hook

药 (medicine -- the character shows herbs under a canopy) + 物 (substance/thing) -- the medicinal substance; a drug.