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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


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

Usage


醫生 正在 治療 病人。

The doctor is treating the patient.

這 種 藥物 可以 治療 感冒。

This medicine can treat colds.

運動 治療 肥胖。

Exercise treats obesity.

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