reduce fever; defervesce
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Meanings
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(of a fever) to subside; to reduce fever; to defervesce
Medical term describing the process of body temperature returning to normal from a febrile state. Often used interchangeably with 退烧 (tuì shāo) in casual speech, while 退热 is slightly more formal/clinical.
Chī吃
le了
tuì退
shāo烧
yào药
hòu后
，
tā他
kāi开
shǐ始
tuì退
rè热
le了
。
After taking fever-reducing medicine, he started to cool down.
Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
bì必
xū须
děng等
tuì退
rè热
hòu后
cái才
néng能
chū出
yuàn院
。
The doctor said he must wait until his fever subsides before being discharged.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
wù物
lǐ理
jiàng降
wēn温
fāng方
fǎ法
néng能
kuài快
sù速
tuì退
rè热
。
This physical cooling method can reduce fever quickly.
Hái孩
zi子
zhōng终
yú于
tuì退
rè热
le了
，
mā妈
ma妈
sōng松
le了
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
。
The child's fever finally broke, and his mother breathed a sigh of relief.