Examples

我上火了，医生说吃这药可以败毒清热。

I'm running a fever. The doctor says that this medicine is a great antidote for the fever.

如果是因为上火而经常鼻衄，那就应当忌食辛辣了。

If you suffer from epistaxis caused by excessive internal heat, then you should not eat any spicy food.

由于上火，他的发际上长了很多红痘。

Suffering from excessive internal heat, he got red spots around his hair line.

瓜子儿吃多了会上火，你少吃点。

Eating too many melon seeds will make you suffer from excessive internal heat. So don't eat too much.

炒的葵花籽吃多了很容易上火。

Fried sunflower seeds cause inner heat easily if you eat too many.

我这两天上火，咽头肿痛，得去看医生呢。

I've been suffering from excessive internal heat recently and my throat hurts. So I really have to see the doctor.

中医所谓上火不止是指嗓子疼一种症状。

What is known in Chinese medicine as excess internal heat covers a lot more than sore throats and the like.

上火。

上火了，嘴唇总发干。