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医疗 (yī liáo) — medical treatment

Definition

A formal noun (or attributive) meaning 'medical / medical care,' used in writing to describe the system or field — e.g. 医疗水平, 医疗费用. Compare 治疗, the verb 'to treat an illness.'

verb
medical treatment

Examples

  • 医疗。
    Zhè jiā yī yuàn de yī liáo shuǐ píng hěn gāo.
    The medical standard of this hospital is very high.
  • 医疗。
    Zhèng fǔ zēng jiā le yī liáo fāng miàn de tóu rù.
    The government increased investment in medical care.
  • 医疗。
    Tā yīn wèi yī liáo jí shí ér bǎo zhù le xìng mìng.
    He saved his life because of timely medical treatment.

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yītreat
疗liáocure

医 and 疗 both involve treating, and together they refer to medical treatment.

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.

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.

Open 医 →

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 療; 疗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nèdisease
Sound part声符shēngfú
尞
尞liáo療liáo
Same sound today

The traditional form 療 has 疒 for disease and 尞 for the sound; the simplified 疗 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical ones.

Open 疗 →
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