Chinese word

退烧

Pronunciation

Pinyintuì shāo

他昨天发高烧，今天已经退烧了。tā zuó tiān fā gāo shāo jīn tiān yǐ jīng tuì shāo le

He had a high fever yesterday, but his fever broke today.

吃完药半小时，她的体温就退烧了。chī wán yào bàn xiǎo shí tā de tǐ wēn jiù tuì shāo le

Half an hour after taking the medicine, her fever broke.

High body heat is pictured as something that can retreat from the body.

退热tuì rè: A fever goes down and body temperature returns to a normal level.

发烧的程度减轻或消失，人体不再持续处于高体温的状态。fā shāo de chéng dù jiǎn qīng huò xiāo shī rén tǐ bú zài chí xù chǔ yú gāo tǐ wēn de zhuàng tài

退 (tuì, "recede") + 烧 (shāo, "burn") combines the idea of withdrawal with the heat of a fever.

Chinese can make the sick person the subject, while English usually makes the fever or temperature the subject in the corresponding sentence.