治疗

zhìliáo

Traditional: 治療

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Translation

to treat, to cure, treatment

Word origin

A compound of 治 (zhì, to manage, to heal) and 疗 (liáo, to cure), together meaning to give medical treatment. The simplified 疗 derives from 療 and carries the sickness radical 疒.

Origin
compound
Root
治 (zhì, to heal) + 疗 (liáo, to cure)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 治

Stroke order for 疗

Examples

The doctor is treating the patient.

This illness is hard to cure.

He underwent three months of treatment.

xiào

Early treatment works better.

xiào

The new medicine can effectively treat this illness.

治疗 (zhì liáo) means to treat, to cure, or treatment. It is used for medical care of illness and injury.

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