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

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.

退烧药不能和感冒药一起吃。

Tuìshāoyào bù néng hé gǎnmàoyào yìqǐ chī.

You shouldn't take antipyretics and cold medicine together.

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