解暑

jiěshǔ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to relieve summer heat; to cool one down

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tiān tài rè le, hē wǎn lǜdòutāng jiěshǔ ba.
It's so hot. Have a bowl of mung bean soup to cool down.
HSK 7-9
Zhōngyī rènwéi kǔguā yǒu qīngrè jiěshǔ de zuòyòng.
Traditional Chinese medicine holds that bitter melon clears heat and relieves the summer heat.

Tips

usage
Same meaning as 消暑. It is said of cooling food and drink, often as a predicate: 酸梅汤很解暑 'sour plum drink really cools you down'. Compare 解渴 'to quench thirst'.

Stroke Order

解 jiě
暑 shǔ