黄柏

黃柏

huángbò

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

黄柏味苦，性寒，是常用的中药。

Huángbò wèi kǔ, xìng hán, shì chángyòng de zhōngyào.

Huangbo is bitter in taste and cold in nature, and is a commonly used Chinese medicine.

HSK 7-9

医生给他开了黄柏和知母，用来清热。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le huángbò hé zhīmǔ, yònglái qīngrè.

The doctor prescribed him huangbo and anemarrhena to clear heat.

mistakes

Here 柏 is read bò, not bǎi as in 柏树 'cypress'. The name is also written 黄檗.

黄 huáng

柏 bǎi