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Definition
Chinese herbal medicine; traditional Chinese medicine made from medicinal herbs.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the raw, unprocessed plant materials used in traditional healing rather than the pre-packaged pills or powders. It carries a strong association with the practice of boiling ingredients in a clay pot, known as 煲藥, to create a potent decoction.
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zung3種jungExamples
This Chinese herbal medicine is very bitter, can you drink it?
He went to the pharmacy to buy Chinese herbal medicine to boil at home.
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Common phrases
boil Chinese herbal medicine
Chinese herbal medicine shop
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 西藥, which refers to Western medicine. While both are used to treat illnesses, they are fundamentally different in their preparation and theoretical approach.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
