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敷药

to apply medicine

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

fu1yao4 • fūyào

Meaning

Primary

to apply medicine

Alternatives

apply medicine, applies medicine, applied medicine, applying medicine

Mnemonic

敷药 To apply medicine is 敷 to apply 药 medicine onto a wound.

Usage

医生 建议 每天 敷药 两次。

The doctor recommended applying medicine twice a day.

他 在 伤口 上 敷药 以 防止 感染。

He applied medicine to the wound to prevent infection.

我 今天 早上 忘 了 敷药。

I forgot to apply medicine this morning.