Chinese word

止吐

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǐ tǔ

Meaning

  • verbstop vomiting

Example

这药可以止吐。zhè yào ké yǐ zhí tǔ

This medicine can stop vomiting.

Illustration for 止吐 (stop vomiting)

More examples

晕车时，喝点姜茶常常可以止吐。yùn chē shí hē diǎn jiāng chá cháng cháng ké yǐ zhí tǔ

When you get carsick, drinking a little ginger tea can often stop vomiting.

Core concept

A treatment that interrupts the reflex that pushes stomach contents out through the mouth.

Common phrases

  • 能止吐néng zhí tǔ

    can stop vomiting

  • 有助于止吐yǒu zhù yú zhí tǔ

    help stop vomiting

Similar words

吐tǔ: To throw up what is in the stomach through the mouth.
呕吐ǒu tù: To vomit as a bodily symptom, bringing stomach contents out through the mouth.
止住zhǐ zhù: To halt a process or condition so that it continues no further.
控制kòng zhì: To keep an effect or level within limits and prevent it from increasing.

Definition in Chinese

指通过药物或其他措施抑制呕吐反射，使呕吐停止或减轻。zhǐ tōng guò yào wù huò qí tā cuò shī yì zhì ǒu tù fǎn shè shǐ ǒu tù tíng zhǐ huò jiǎn qīng

Word origin

止 (zhǐ, "stop") + 吐 (tǔ, "vomit") forms a direct compound for bringing vomiting to an end.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this formal medical verb is less common than a simple statement that someone is no longer vomiting or feels sick.

Opposites

Related words

  • 止吐片zhí tǔ piànantiemetic tabletnoun

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