Definition
止咳 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词). It means 'to stop or relieve a cough', often used in medical contexts. The two syllables can split: you can insert 得/不了 for potential complements (止得住咳 'able to stop the cough'), aspect markers (止了咳 'stopped a cough'), or durations (止了两天咳 'stopped coughing for two days').
v.o.
to stop or relieve a cough (verb-object)
Examples
- 止咳。Zhè zhǒng tángjiāng kěyǐ zhǐ ké.This syrup can relieve a cough.
- 。Wǒ chī le yì zhōu yào cái zhǐ zhù le ké.I took medicine for a week before the cough finally stopped.
- 止咳。Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le zhǐ ké de yào.The doctor prescribed me cough medicine.
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