止咳

zhǐké

verb HSK 7-9 #23,095

Meanings

1 to suppress a cough
2 to relieve coughing

Characters

Examples

这种药可以止咳化痰。

Zhèzhǒng yào kěyǐ zhǐké huà tán.

This medicine can suppress coughs and dissolve phlegm.

喝蜂蜜水有助于止咳。

Hē fēngmì shuǐ yǒuzhùyú 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 ké