thuốc
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Medicine, medicament, drug: A substance prepared and used to prevent or treat illness or disease.
- Powder: A substance in fine, dry particles, often used in specific contexts like gunpowder or dye.
- Tobacco, opium: Processed leaves or sap from certain plants, used for smoking.
Verb (colloquial):
- To poison: To kill or harm using a toxic substance.
- To entice, to sweet-talk: To coax or seduce someone through flattery or deception.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Bác sĩ kê đơn thuốc kháng sinh. (The doctor prescribed antibiotic medicine.)
- Anh ta mua thuốc nhuộm tóc. (He bought hair dye.)
- Ông ấy hút thuốc lá. (He smokes tobacco.)
Verb:
- Kẻ gian thuốc chết mấy con chó. (The villain poisoned several dogs to death.)
- Nó bị bạn bè thuốc cho hết tiền. (He was sweet-talked by his friends out of all his money.)
Advanced Usage
"thuốc" meaning "medical science" (archaic):
- Ông ấy học thuốc ở Pháp. (He studied medicine in France.)
"thuốc" in fixed compounds for specific substances:
- Thuốc trừ sâu: pesticide.
- Thuốc đánh răng: toothpaste.
- Thuốc nổ: explosive.
Variants and Related Words
Thuốc men (n): Medicines, medication (general term).
- Đi mua ít thuốc men dự phòng. (Go buy some medication for backup.)
Dược phẩm (n): Pharmaceutical product (more formal term for medicine).
Bào chế thuốc (v): To compound/prepare medicine.
Synonyms
- Medicine: A compound used for medical treatment.
- Drug: A substance used as a medicine or narcotic.
- Poison: A substance that causes harm or death.
- Entice: To attract or persuade.
Related Idioms
Thuốc đắng dã tật: Bitter medicine cures disease. (Meaning: Harsh truths or difficult actions are sometimes necessary for improvement.)
- Phải nghe lời phê bình, thuốc đắng dã tật mà. (You must listen to the criticism, it's bitter medicine that cures the disease.)
Ăn thuốc lào: To smoke strong tobacco from a water pipe. (Implies experiencing something intense or shocking.)
- Nghe tin đó, tôi tưởng như ăn thuốc lào. (Hearing that news, I felt like I had smoked strong tobacco [i.e., was stunned].)
noun
- medicine, medicament, drug powder
verb
- to poison to entice