收治 (shōu zhì) — to admit and treat (a patient) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

收治 is a formal medical term meaning a hospital 'admits and treats' a patient — combines 收 (receive) and 治 (treat) into one step. Used for disaster victims, ICU cases, and large-scale hospital admissions.

verb

to admit and treat (a patient)

Examples

收治。
Zhè jiā yī yuàn qù nián shōu zhì le sān qiān duō míng huàn zhě.
This hospital admitted and treated over three thousand patients last year.
收治。
Suǒ yǒu zhòng zhèng bìng rén dōu bèi jí shí shōu zhì.
All critically ill patients were admitted and treated in a timely manner.
收治。
Zāi qū shāng yuán yǐ quán bù shōu zhì wán bì.
All the wounded from the disaster area have been admitted and treated.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

收 'admit' and 治 'treat' combine to mean admit and treat a patient.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

丩

丩jiū收shōu

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

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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.

Appears in

Hospital & Clinic

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