止咳

zhǐké

verb HSK 7-9 #23,095

Meanings

1 to suppress a cough
2 to relieve coughing

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这种药可以止咳化痰。

Zhèzhǒng yào kěyǐ zhǐké huàtán.

This medicine can suppress coughs and dissolve phlegm.

HSK 7-9

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