Definition
退烧 is a verb-object compound meaning 'to reduce a fever' or 'for a fever to go down'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 退 and the object 烧 can be split when adding aspect markers or measure words, as in 退了烧 ('the fever went down') or 退过两次烧 ('had a fever reduced twice'). In simple usage without splitting, it's used as a single unit: 退烧了 means 'the fever has gone down'. This word is commonly used in medical contexts.
v
to reduce a feverto bring down a fever
Examples
- 退烧。Tā chī le yào yǐhòu hěn kuài jiù tuì shāo le.After taking the medicine, his fever went down quickly.
- ，。Tā gǎnmào sān tiān le, dào xiànzài hái méiyǒu 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 zǎoshang hē yì bēi shuǐ kěyǐ bāngzhù tuì shāo.Drinking a glass of water every morning can help reduce a fever.
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