clear heat; reduce internal fire
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to clear heat; to reduce internal fire (in TCM)
Commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and health contexts to describe treating conditions caused by internal heat, such as sore throat, mouth ulcers, or constipation.
Hē喝
jú菊
huā花
chá茶
kě可
yǐ以
qīng清
huǒ火
。
Drinking chrysanthemum tea can clear internal heat.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
yǒu有
qīng清
huǒ火
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
This medicine has the effect of clearing heat.
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Xià夏
tiān天
róng容
yì易
shàng上
huǒ火
，
yào要
duō多
chī吃
diǎn点
qīng清
huǒ火
de的
shí食
wù物
。
It's easy to get internal heat in summer, so you need to eat more heat-clearing foods.
Zhōng中
yī医
jiàn建
yì议
tā他
qīng清
gān肝
huǒ火
。
The TCM doctor suggested he clear his liver fire.