去火 (qù huǒ) — to reduce internal heat (in traditional Chinese medicine), to cool down the body
Definition
A TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) verb meaning to reduce internal 'heat' — symptoms like mouth sores, acne, or sore throat. Pairs with 上火 ('to get inflamed') and 凉茶 ('cooling tea').
verb
to reduce internal heat (in traditional Chinese medicine)to cool down the body
Examples
- 去火。Xià tiān duō chī xī guā kě yǐ qù huǒ.Eating more watermelon in summer can reduce internal heat.
- ，。Tā hē le liáng chá, hěn kuài jiù qù le huǒ.He drank a cooling tea and the internal heat soon went away.
- ，。Zuì jìn shàng huǒ le, dé duō hē diǎn shuǐ qù qù huǒ.I've been getting inflamed lately; I need to drink more water to cool down.
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