Definition
医疗 (yīliáo) refers to medical treatment as a field or system, often used before nouns (e.g., 医疗水平 'medical standard'). In contrast, 治疗 (zhìliáo) is the direct action of treating an illness or injury (e.g., 治疗疾病). 就医 and 求医 are formal verbs meaning 'seek medical advice'.
verb
medical treatment
Easily confused
- 意料yì liàosound-aliketo anticipate, to expect
Examples
- 医疗。Zhè jiā yīyuàn de yī liáo shuǐpíng hěn gāo.The medical standard of this hospital is very high.
- 医疗。Zhèngfǔ zēngjiā le yī liáo fāngmiàn de tóurù.The government increased investment in medical care.
- 医疗。Tā yīnwèi yī liáo jíshí ér bǎozhù le xìngmìng.He saved his life because of timely medical treatment.
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