止痛 (zhǐ tòng) — to relieve pain, to stop pain
Definition
Used for actions or medicines that stop or relieve pain, as in 止痛药 'painkiller'. More specific than the general 疼 'hurt' — it focuses on relieving, not describing pain.
verb
to relieve painto stop pain
Examples
- 止痛。Zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ zhǐ tòng.This kind of medicine can relieve pain.
- ，。Tā chī le yào, zhōng yú zhǐ zhù le tòng.He took the medicine and finally stopped the pain.
- 。Yī shēng gěi tā kāi le zhǐ tòng yào.The doctor prescribed him pain-relief medicine.
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