Definition & Meaning

bring down/allay a fever; reduce a high temperature back to normal

Word usage

tuì shāo

退 烧

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v.bring down/allay a fever; reduce a high temperature back to normal
- tā tuì shāo le
  她退烧了。
  Her fever is gone.
- zhù yú tuì shāo de yào
  助于退烧的药
  drugs which can help to bring down the fever
- zuó wǎn wǒ chī le xiē yào dàn réng rán méi tuì shāo
  昨晚我吃了些药，但仍然没退烧。
  I took some medicine last night, but fever doesn't seem to go away.
- yī shēng yòng yào piàn gěi tā tuì shāo
  医生用药片给他退烧。
  The doctors treated his fever with pills.
antonym
fā shāo发烧

Word usage

Separable word
"退" and "烧" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 等退了烧，给他喝点儿粥。
  When the fever is gone, give him some porridge.
- 他什么时候退的烧?
  When was his fever gone?
- 打针吃药都退不了烧，怎么办呢?
  Injections and medicine can't bring down his fever. What should we do?

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