发汗 (fā hàn) — to perspire, to sweat; (TCM) to induce sweating
Definition
Literally 'to emit sweat,' used both for ordinary perspiring and as a TCM term for inducing sweat as a treatment (e.g. for colds).
verb
to perspireto sweat(TCM) to induce sweating
Examples
- ，，。Tā gǎn mào le, chī le yì xiē yào, fā le yí cì hàn.He caught a cold, took some medicine, and sweated once.
- 发汗。Yùn dòng hòu fā hàn duì shēn tǐ hěn yǒu hǎo chù.Sweating after exercise is very beneficial for the body.
- 发汗。Zhōng yī cháng yòng fā hàn de fāng fǎ zhì liáo gǎn mào.Traditional Chinese medicine often uses the method of inducing sweating to treat colds.
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