Chinese Conversation · Level 43
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Chinese word
消炎
Pronunciation
Pinyinxiāo yán
Meaning
- verbreduce inflammation
Example
这种药可以消炎并止痛。zhè zhǒng yào ké yǐ xiāo yán bìng zhǐ tòng
This medicine can reduce inflammation and relieve pain.
More examples
伤口红肿，先局部消炎再包扎。shāng kǒu hóng zhǒng xiān jú bù xiāo yán zài bāo zā
The wound is red and swollen, so first reduce inflammation locally and then bandage it.
Core concept
An inner flare-up is turned down so heat, swelling, and irritation can ease.
Common phrases
局部消炎jú bù xiāo yán
reduce inflammation locally
消炎止痛xiāo yán zhǐ tòng
reduce inflammation and relieve pain
Similar words
止痛zhǐ tòng: Make pain feel less strong or easier to bear.
消肿xiāo zhǒng: Make swelling go down in a part of the body.
消毒xiāo dú: Remove harmful germs from a wound, surface, or object.
缓解huán jiě: Make a symptom or other discomfort milder.
Definition in Chinese
使炎症减轻或消失shǐ yán zhèng jiǎn qīng huò xiāo shī
Word origin
消 (xiāo, "lessen or remove") + 炎 (yán, "flame or inflammation") names the reduction of a condition pictured as spreading heat.
Usage tips
- On medicine labels, this word often appears in compounds for treatments or products, so recognizing it helps identify what a remedy is intended to do.
Other meanings
- anti-inflammatoryadjective
Opposites
- 发炎fā yánget inflamedverb
Related words
- 消炎药xiāo yán yàoanti-inflammatory drugnoun
- 消炎膏xiāo yán gāoanti-inflammatory ointmentnoun