Chinese word

止咳

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǐ ké

Meaning

  • verbsuppress coughing

Example

这个药能止咳吗？zhè ge yào néng zhǐ ké ma

Can this medicine suppress coughing?

Illustration for 止咳 (suppress coughing)

More examples

这种药可以止咳，但不能治愈感冒。zhè zhǒng yào ké yǐ zhǐ ké dàn bù néng zhì yù gǎn mào

This medicine can suppress coughing, but it cannot cure a cold.

Core concept

A remedy acts on coughing as an unwanted symptom and brings its bursts under control.

Common phrases

  • 用于止咳yòng yú zhǐ ké

    used to suppress coughing

  • 能止咳néng zhǐ ké

    can suppress coughing

  • 帮助止咳bāng zhù zhǐ ké

    help suppress coughing

Similar words

镇咳zhèn ké: Act directly on a cough to calm it and bring it under control.
缓解huán jiě: Make pain or other difficult symptoms milder and easier to bear.
化痰huà tán: Soften airway phlegm and help the phlegm come out more easily.

Definition in Chinese

通过药物或其他方法减轻或消除咳嗽症状的动作或作用。tōng guò yào wù huò qí tā fāng fǎ jiǎn qīng huò xiāo chú ké sòu zhèng zhuàng de dòng zuò huò zuò yòng

Word origin

止咳 (zhǐké, "suppress coughing") combines 止 (zhǐ, "stop") with 咳 (ké, "cough"), linking the idea of stopping with the symptom being treated.

Usage tips

  • The word describes control of a symptom, not proof that its underlying cause has been treated, so product wording may distinguish symptom relief from a cure.

Other meanings

  • stop coughingverb
  • relieve a coughverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 止咳药zhǐ ké yàocough medicinenoun
  • 止咳剂zhǐ ké jìcough suppressantnoun
  • 止咳片zhǐ ké piàncough-suppressant tabletnoun

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