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抓藥

简抓药 · 繁抓藥

Mandarin · pinyin zhuā yào

to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)

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抓: zhuā · scratch; clutch, seize, grab
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药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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1–4 · zhua1 yao4

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verb

(traditional Chinese medicine, of the practitioner) to make up a prescription of traditional Chinese medicine
(traditional Chinese medicine, of the patient) to have a traditional Chinese medicine prescription filled

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