治病 (zhì bìng) — to treat/cure an illness
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning 'to treat/cure an illness' — 治 focuses on the act of medical treatment, while the object 病 names the disease being treated. Pairs with method words like 治好 (cure completely) and doctors like 中医.
verb
to treat/cure an illness
Examples
- 治病。Tā shì yí wèi zhuān mén zhì bìng de yī shēng.He is a doctor who specializes in treating illnesses.
- 。Zhè ge lǎo zhōng yī zhì hǎo le hěn duō rén de bìng.This old Chinese medicine doctor has cured many people's illnesses.
- ，。Tā zhì le sān gè yuè de bìng, xiàn zài zhōng yú kāng fù le.She treated her illness for three months and has finally recovered.
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