退烧 (tuì shāo) — to reduce a fever; to bring down a fever
Definition
A separable verb meaning to bring a fever down. The verb-object pair often splits (退过烧), and a reduplicated form (退退烧) is common when suggesting someone rest to recover.
verb
to reduce a feverto bring down a fever
Examples
- 退烧。Tā chī le yào yǐ hòu hěn kuài jiù tuì shāo le.After taking the medicine, his fever went down quickly.
- ，。Tā gǎn mào sān tiān le, dào xiàn zài hái méi yǒu tuì guò shāo.She's had a cold for three days, and still hasn't had her fever go down yet.
- 退烧。Měi tiān zǎo shàng hē yì bēi shuǐ kě yǐ bāng zhù tuì shāo.Drinking a glass of water every morning can help reduce a fever.
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