壮阳

壯陽
zhuàngyáng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to boost male virility
  2. 2 to strengthen yang

Examples

HSK 6
Hěnduō bǎojiànpǐn dōu shuō zìjǐ néng zhuàngyáng.
Lots of health supplements claim they can boost male virility.
HSK 7-9
Mínjiān rènwéi jiǔcài néng zhuàngyáng, dàn zhè bìng méiyǒu kēxué yījù.
Folk belief holds that Chinese chives boost virility, but there is no scientific basis for it.

Tips

culture
In traditional Chinese medicine, weak 肾阳 'kidney yang' is blamed for impotence and low energy, so 壮阳 'strengthening yang' became the polite word for anything sold as a male tonic. On menus and in ads it hints at sex without saying so.

Stroke Order

壮 zhuàng
阳 yáng