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泻药

xiè yào

2-character word Traditional 瀉藥

What 泻药 means

laxative

The characters in 泻药

泻xièto flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent
药yàoleaf of the iris; variant of 药

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The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiè yào correctly.
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