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镇定药

zhèn dìng yàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sedative drug
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

鎮定藥 镇定药 [zhen4 ding4 yao4] /sedative drug/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 鎮定藥

  • 镇
    zhèn

    to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks)

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 药
    yào

    leaf of the iris / medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhǒng],服[fù],味[wèi] / to poison

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