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to treat

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zhi4liao2 • zhìliáo

Meaning


Primary

to treat

Alternatives

treat, treats, treated, to cure, cure, treatment

Mnemonic


治疗 To treat an illness is to use medicine and other things 治 to govern it into submission, eventually 疗 curing it.

Usage


医生 正在 治疗 病人。

The doctor is treating the patient.

这 种 药物 可以 治疗 感冒。

This medicine can treat colds.

运动 治疗 肥胖。

Exercise treats obesity.

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