镇痛

鎮痛

zhèntòng

verb #21,319

Meanings

1 to relieve pain
2 to suppress pain
3 analgesic (as modifier)

Characters

to suppress / to calm / to quell

Examples

这种药物有明显的镇痛效果。

Zhè zhǒng yàowù yǒu míngxiǎn de zhèntòng xiàoguǒ.

This medicine has a noticeable pain-relieving effect.

手术前，医生为患者注射了镇痛药。

Shǒushù qián, yīshēng wèi huànzhě zhùshè le zhèntòng yào.

Before the operation, the doctor injected the patient with an analgesic.

针灸具有镇痛的作用，被广泛用于缓解慢性疼痛。

Zhēnjiǔ jùyǒu zhèntòng de zuòyòng, bèi guǎngfàn yòng yú huǎnjiě mànxìng téngtòng.

Acupuncture has a pain-relieving function and is widely used to alleviate chronic pain.

Tips

usage

镇痛 appears frequently in medical contexts as a verb or attributive: 镇痛药 (painkiller), 镇痛剂 (analgesic agent), 镇痛效果 (analgesic effect). Compare 止痛 (to stop pain), which is more colloquial and focuses on stopping pain rather than suppressing it.

Stroke Order

镇 zhèn

痛 tòng