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药补不如食补
yào​bǔ​bù​rú​shí​bǔ

food is better than medicine

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 药补 藥補 yào​bǔ
    to take tonics
    to build up one's health by taking tonic medicines; often compared with 食补 shí​bǔ
  2. 不如 bù​rú verbpreposition
    not as good as
    not equal to; inferior to; to be not as good as
  3. 食补 食補 shí​bǔ
    to take tonic food
    to improve or maintain one's health by eating nutritious or specially chosen foods