痰
tán
Pinyin

Definition

痰
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tán
  1. phlegm
  2. spittle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

化痰
huà tán
  1. 1 to transform phlegm (TCM)
吐痰
tǔ tán
  1. 1 to spit
  2. 2 to expectorate
祛痰
qū tán
  1. 1 to dispel phlegm (TCM)
咳痰
ké tán
  1. 1 to cough up phlegm
  2. 2 to expectorate
痰
tán
  1. 1 phlegm
  2. 2 spittle

Sample Sentences

我朝（往）地上吐了一口痰。
wǒ cháo （wǎng ）dìshang tù le yīkǒu tán 。
I spat towards the ground.
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哎，你怎么随地吐痰？
ài ，nǐ zěnme suídì tǔtán ？
Hey, how can you just spit wherever you want?
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蛇胆有清热祛痰，明目的功效。说到明目，如果工作累了，看电脑看多了，可以用蛇胆制成的眼药水，效果也很好。
shédǎn yǒu qīngrè qūtán ，míngmù dì gōngxiào 。shuōdào míngmù ，rúguǒ gōngzuò lèi le ，kàn diànnǎo kàn duō le ，kěyǐ yòng shédǎn zhìchéng de yǎnyàoshuǐ ，xiàoguǒ yě hěn hǎo 。
Snake gall bladder is effective at removing excess qi, as an expectorant and in improving eyesight. Speaking of improving eyesight, if your job is tiring and you look at a computer too much, then you can use eye drops made with snake gall bladder. It's very effective.
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