去火

Mandarin · pinyin qù huǒ

Meanings

  1. to reduce internal heat (TCM)
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去
qù · go away, leave, depart
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
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4–3 · qu4 huo3

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verb

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) to reduce internal heat
  2. (literary) to remove an ignition source
  3. (literary, figurative) to remove the root of a problem

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