药 (yào): meaning and stroke order

药 in our stories

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• 医生说他不用吃药，这两天多喝热水，别吃冷的东西。

  yīshēng shuō tā búyòng chī yào zhè liǎng tiān duō hē rè shuǐ bié chī lěng de dōngxi

  The doctor says he doesn't need medicine: for the next two days he should drink plenty of hot water and not eat anything cold.

  From the story Ice-cold watermelon HSK 2

• 王母娘娘送给他一包药，吃了就能长生不老，飞到天上去。

  Wángmǔ Niángniang sònggěi tā yì bāo yào chī le jiù néng chángshēng bù lǎo fēi dào tiān shàng qù

  The Queen Mother of the West gave him a packet of medicine: whoever took it would never grow old and would fly up to heaven.

  From the story Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3

• 那天晚上，她在厨房的抽屉里找东西，却发现了一个装满药的盒子，还有一张写着邻居电话的纸条：“如果我摔倒了，请打这个号码。”

  nà tiān wǎnshang tā zài chúfáng de chōuti lǐ zhǎo dōngxi què fāxiàn le yí gè zhuāng mǎn yào de hézi háiyǒu yì zhāng xiě zhe línjū diànhuà de zhǐtiáo rúguǒ wǒ shuāidǎo le qǐng dǎ zhè gè hàomǎ

  That night, looking for something in a kitchen drawer, she found a box full of medicine and a note with the neighbour's number: "If I fall, please call this number."

  From the story No perfect answer HSK 6