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抗病毒藥

简抗病毒药 · 繁抗病毒藥

Mandarin · pinyin kàng bìng dú yào

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抗: kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
毒: dú · poison, venom; poisonous
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药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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4–4–2–4 · kang4 bing4 du2 yao4

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