Chinese word

止咳药

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǐ ké yào

Meaning

  • nouncough medicine

Example

我去药店买了止咳药。wǒ qù yào diàn mǎi le zhǐ ké yào

I went to a pharmacy and bought cough medicine.

Illustration for 止咳药 (cough medicine)

More examples

医生建议我吃止咳药。yī shēng jiàn yì wǒ chī zhǐ ké yào

The doctor advised me to take cough medicine.

Core concept

Medicine that quiets a cough or eases the throat discomfort behind it.

Common phrases

  • 买止咳药mǎi zhǐ ké yào

    buy cough medicine

  • 吃止咳药chī zhǐ ké yào

    take cough medicine

Similar words

咳嗽药ké sòu yào: Medicine for reducing cough symptoms and bringing short-term relief from coughing.
镇咳药zhèn ké yào: Medicine that quiets a cough by stopping or reducing coughing attacks.
化痰药huà tán yào: Medicine that helps loosen mucus and clear a blocked throat or airway.

Definition in Chinese

用于缓解咳嗽症状的药物，主要通过镇咳或减轻喉部不适来发挥作用。yòng yú huán jiě ké sòu zhèng zhuàng de yào wù zhǔ yào tōng guò zhèn ké huò jiǎn qīng hóu bù bú shì lái fā huī zuò yòng

Word origin

止咳药 (zhǐkéyào, "cough-stopping medicine") combines 止 (zhǐ, "stop") + 咳 (ké, "cough") + 药 (yào, "medicine"), so its form directly names medicine used to quiet coughing.

Usage tips

  • In everyday pharmacy talk, this word names a broad product category, so the label still matters for age limits, ingredients, and drowsiness warnings.

Related words

  • 止咳糖浆zhǐ ké táng jiāngcough syrupnoun
  • 止咳片zhǐ ké piàncough tabletsnoun

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