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止咳

zhǐké
verb HSK 7 #23,095

Meanings

  1. 1 to suppress a cough
  2. 2 to relieve coughing

Characters

止
zhǐ
to stop
咳
ké
to cough

Examples

这种药可以止咳化痰。
Zhè zhǒng yào kěyǐ zhǐké huàtán.
This medicine can suppress coughs and dissolve phlegm.
喝蜂蜜水有助于止咳。
Hē fēngmì shuǐ yǒuzhù yú zhǐké.
Drinking honey water helps relieve coughing.

Tips

usage
Often paired with 化痰 (dissolve phlegm) as 止咳化痰, a common phrase in traditional Chinese medicine.

Stroke Order

止 zhǐ
咳 hāi

Related Words

咳嗽 késou HSK 7 #7,744
to cough / cough
制止 zhìzhǐ HSK 7 #6,272
to stop / to prevent / to put an end to
中止 zhōngzhǐ HSK 7 #6,989
to discontinue / to suspend / to abort
止血 zhǐxuè HSK 7 #9,254
to stop bleeding / to stanch
举止 jǔzhǐ HSK 7 #5,950
manner / bearing / behavior
迄今为止 qìjīnwéizhǐ HSK 7 #9,144
so far / up to now / to date
止步 zhǐbù HSK 7 #14,764
to halt; to stop walking / to go no further (in a competition)
静止 jìngzhǐ HSK 7 #11,987
to be still / to be motionless / static
止 zhǐ HSK 6 #2,728
to stop; to cease / to prohibit; to prevent
终止 zhōngzhǐ HSK 5 #5,465
to stop; to terminate; to cease
止咳 zhǐké
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