Definition
护理 (hù lǐ) covers both medical nursing (as a nurse or family member) and personal care (skin, hair). 看护 (kān hù) emphasizes watching over someone who needs protection, while 照料 (zhào liào) is more general looking after (e.g., a house or pet). 护理 also appears in beauty contexts like 皮肤护理 (skin care).
verb
to nurse (a patient or someone who is ill)to take care of (skin, hair, or a part of the body)to tend to
Easily confused
- 狐狸hú lisound-alikefox
Examples
- 护理，。Hùshì měitiān hù lǐ bìngrén, fēicháng xīnkǔ.The nurse tends to patients every day; it's very hard work.
- 护理。Tā xǐhuan yòng miànmó hù lǐ pífū.She likes to use face masks to take care of her skin.
- 护理。Tā huā le hěn duō shíjiān hù lǐ niánmài de zǔmǔ.He spent a lot of time nursing his elderly grandmother.
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