Definition
治病 is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 治 and the object 病 can split when you insert aspect markers, duration, or frequency between them — for example, 治好了病 ('cured an illness') or 治过几次病 ('treated illness several times'). The whole form means 'to treat/cure an illness'.
v.o.
to treat/cure an illness
Examples
- 治病。Tā shì yí wèi zhuānmén zhì bìng de yīshēng.He is a doctor who specializes in treating illnesses.
- 。Zhège lǎo zhōngyī zhì hǎo le hěnduō rén de bìng.This old Chinese medicine doctor has cured many people's illnesses.
- ，。Tā zhì le sān gè yuè de bìng, xiànzài zhōngyú kāngfù le.She treated her illness for three months and has finally recovered.
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