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退燒藥

简退烧药 · 繁退燒藥

Mandarin · pinyin tuì shāo yào

antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)

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退: tuì · step back, retreat, withdraw
燒: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
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烧: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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4–1–4 · tui4 shao1 yao4

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noun

(pharmacology) antipyretic

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