药补不如食补 yàobǔbùrúshíbǔ food is better than medicine Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 药补 藥補 yàobǔ to take tonics to build up one's health by taking tonic medicines; often compared with 食补 shíbǔ不如 bùrú verbpreposition not as good as not equal to; inferior to; to be not as good as食补 食補 shíbǔ to take tonic food to improve or maintain one's health by eating nutritious or specially chosen foods