医治 (yī zhì) — to treat (a disease); to cure; to heal | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

医治 means to treat and cure a disease, emphasizing the medical act of healing a patient. It pairs with collocations like 医治病人 and 医治疾病, and is more formal and process-oriented than the everyday 治疗.

verb

to treat (a disease)to cureto heal

Examples

医治。
Yī shēng zhèng zài rèn zhēn dì gěi bìng rén yī zhì.
The doctor is carefully treating the patient.
医治。
Zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ yī zhì zhè zhǒng bìng.
This medicine can cure this disease.
、医治。
Zǎo fā xiàn, zǎo yī zhì shì guān jiàn.
Early detection and early treatment is key.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

医 and 治 both mean treat or heal, so 医治 combines parallel actions.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 醫; 医 is its simplified writing.

殹酉醫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒuliquor

Sound part声符shēngfú

殹

殹yì醫yī

Same sound today

The traditional form 醫 pairs 酉 (liquor) with 殹 as a sound part; the simplified 医 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

台

台tái治zhì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

治 has 水 (water) and 台; 台 gives the sound, and the character named a river.

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Medicine & Treatment

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