消炎
xiāo yán
Pinyin

Definition

消炎
 - 
xiāo yán
  1. to reduce fever
  2. antipyretic
  3. to decrease inflammation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
消费
xiāo fèi
  1. 1 to consume
  2. 2 to spend
消
xiāo
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to vanish
  3. 3 to eliminate
  4. 4 to spend (time)
  5. 5 have to
  6. 6 need
消停
xiāo tíng
  1. 1 to calm down
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to pause
  4. 4 calmly
  5. 5 peaceful
  6. 6 restful
消化
xiāo huà
  1. 1 to digest
  2. 2 digestion
  3. 3 digestive
消化道
xiāo huà dào
  1. 1 digestive tract
消散
xiāo sàn
  1. 1 to dissipate
消暑
xiāo shǔ
  1. 1 to spend a summer holiday
  2. 2 (esp of Chinese medicine) to relieve summer heat
消极
xiāo jí
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 passive
  3. 3 inactive
消毒
xiāo dú
  1. 1 to disinfect
  2. 2 to sterilize
消沉
xiāo chén
  1. 1 depressed
  2. 2 bad mood
  3. 3 low spirit
消灭
xiāo miè
  1. 1 to put an end to
  2. 2 to annihilate
  3. 3 to cause to perish
  4. 4 to perish
  5. 5 annihilation (in quantum field theory)
消灾
xiāo zāi
  1. 1 to avoid calamities
消炎
xiāo yán
  1. 1 to reduce fever
  2. 2 antipyretic
  3. 3 to decrease inflammation
消磨
xiāo mó
  1. 1 to wear down
  2. 2 to sap
  3. 3 to whittle away
  4. 4 to while away
  5. 5 to idle away
消耗
xiāo hào
  1. 1 to use up
  2. 2 to consume
消肿
xiāo zhǒng
  1. 1 to reduce swelling
  2. 2 detumescence
  3. 3 (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
消费者
xiāo fèi zhě
  1. 1 consumer

Idioms (6)

世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
  1. 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
  1. 1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
趋炎附势
qū yán fù shì
  1. 1 to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
  2. 2 social climbing
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
  1. 1 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
  2. 2 to clear up
  3. 3 to vanish into thin air
黄炎贵胄
huáng yán guì zhòu
  1. 1 honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)

Sample Sentences

行，那我等下马上带他去。还有，我妈牙疼，便秘。她让我买点止疼的和消炎的。
xíng ，nà wǒ děngxià mǎshàng dài tā qù 。hái yǒu ，wǒ mā yáténg ，biànmì 。tā ràng wǒ mǎi diǎn zhǐténgde hé xiāoyánde 。
OK, I'll take him immediately. Also, my mom's teeth are sore, and she's constipated. She wants me to pick up something to stop the pain and ease the inflammation.
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抗生素都是处方药。要找医生开方子。要不，你买这种消炎片吧。很多老年人都买，挺管用的。
kàngshēngsù dōu shì chǔfāng yào 。yào zhǎo yīshēng kāi fāngzǐ 。yàobu ，nǐ mǎi zhè zhǒng xiāoyánpiàn ba 。hěn duō lǎoniánrén dōu mǎi ，tǐng guǎnyòng de 。
All antibiotics require a prescription. You need to get a doctor to write a prescription. How about buying these anti-inflammatory tablets? Lots of old people buy them, they're very effective.
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