| 药 | yào | medicine; drug; cure; CL:种,服; dru |
| 物 | wù | thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理 |
| 代 | dài | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon |
| 谢 | xiè | to thank; to apologize; to wither (of flowers, leaves etc); to decline; surname Xie |
| 动 | dòng | to use; to act; to move; to change; abbr. for verb 动词 |
| 力 | lì | power; force; strength; ability; strenuously; surname Li |
| 学 | xué | learn; study; science; -ology |
| 药物 | yào wù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug |
| 代谢 | dài xiè | replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.) |
| 动力学 | dòng lì xué | dynamics (math.); kinetics |
