Definition
去火 is a verb-object separable verb (离合词) used in traditional Chinese medicine to describe 'reducing internal heat' — a state of imbalance caused by spicy food, stress, or inflammation. The object 火 can be modified or quantified when the verb is split: 去了火 ('the heat has been reduced'), 去去火 ('reduce the heat a bit'). You don't place an object after 去火; instead, the 火 itself carries the measure.
v.o.
to reduce internal heat (in traditional Chinese medicine)to cool down the body
Examples
- 去火。Xiàtiān duō chī xīguā kěyǐ qù huǒ.Eating more watermelon in summer can reduce internal heat.
- ，。Tā hē le liáng chá, hěn kuài jiù qù le huǒ.He drank a cooling tea and the internal heat soon went away.
- ，。Zuìjìn shàng huǒ le, děi duō hē diǎn shuǐ qù qu huǒ.I've been getting inflamed lately; I need to drink more water to cool down.
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