reduce fever; bring down a temperature
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Meanings
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to reduce fever; to bring down a temperature; to recover from a fever
Refers to the process of body temperature returning to normal after illness or medication. Commonly used in medical and daily contexts.
Tā他
chī吃
le了
tuì退
shāo烧
yào药
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
bù不
shāo烧
le了
。
He took some fever-reducing medicine and quickly stopped burning up.
Hái孩
zi子
de的
shāo烧
zhōng终
yú于
tuì退
le了
，
fù父
mǔ母
sōng松
le了
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
。
The child's fever finally broke, and the parents breathed a sigh of relief.
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Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
，
míng明
tiān天
jiù就
huì会
tuì退
shāo烧
。
The doctor said the fever will subside by tomorrow.