退烧药

退燒藥

tuìshāoyào

noun #43,671

Measure Word

一片退烧药 piàn

Meanings

1 fever-reducing medicine; antipyretic
2 e.g. paracetamol, ibuprofen

Characters

to retreat; reduce

Examples

HSK 3

退烧药不能和感冒药一起吃。

Tuìshāoyào bùnéng hé gǎnmàoyào yìqǐ chī.

You shouldn't take antipyretics and cold medicine together.

HSK 4

孩子发烧了，我去买点退烧药。

Háizi fāshāo le, wǒ qù mǎi diǎn tuìshāoyào.

The child has a fever, I'll go buy some fever medicine.

Tips

culture

退烧药 went viral in Chinese news late 2022 when mass medicine hoarding (囤药) emptied pharmacies nationwide during the post-zero-COVID wave. Brands like 布洛芬 (ibuprofen) and 泰诺 (Tylenol) became instantly famous.

Stroke Order

退 tuì

烧 shāo

药 yào