用藥和濫藥只差一線。

When it comes to drugs, there's a very fine line between use and abuse.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 用藥 yòngyào
  1. (intransitive) to use a drug; to apply medication
  2. to use a drug; to apply medication
=2 old variant of
=2 surname He
=2
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=2
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=2 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=2 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=2 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=2 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=2 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
=3 làn
  1. overflowing
  2. excessive
  3. indiscriminate
=3 jiàn
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (“eunuch, supervisor”)
  2. alternative form of / (“eunuch, supervisor”)
4 yào
  1. medicine
  2. drug
  3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  4. to poison

classifiers: , ,

=5 zhī variant of zhī
=5 zhǐ only; merely; just
=5 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=5 zhī grain that has begun to ripen
=5 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=5 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
=6 chā
  1. difference; discrepancy
  2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
  3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
=6 chà
  1. different
  2. wrong; mistaken
  3. to fall short; to lack
  4. not up to standard; inferior
  5. Taiwan pr. chā
=6 chāi
  1. to send (on an errand)
  2. (archaic) person sent on such an errand
  3. job; official post
=6 used in 參差 cēn
=6 cuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).
  2. Original form of (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).
=6 chài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of (chài, “to recover from an illness”).
  2. Original form of (chài, “to recover from an illness”).
7 一線 xiàn front line