驱寒

驅寒
qūhán
verb #95,474

Meanings

  1. 1 to drive out the cold
  2. 2 to warm oneself up

Examples

HSK 4
Dōngtiān hē yángròutāng kěyǐ qūhán.
In winter, mutton soup helps keep out the cold.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ lín le yǔ, māma mǎshàng gěi wǒ zhǔ le yì wǎn jiāngtāng qūhán.
I got caught in the rain, and Mom at once made me a bowl of ginger soup to chase away the chill.

Tips

culture
In traditional Chinese medicine, cold (寒气) that gets into the body brings on colds and aches, so warming foods are taken to 驱寒: ginger, mutton, brown sugar and spirits.

Stroke Order

驱 qū
寒 hán