(liáo) — (bound form) to treat (an illness), to cure; therapy, recuperation

Definition

疗 is a bound form meaning 'treatment / to treat (an illness)' — it only appears in compound words like 疗程, 疗养, 疗效. The verb on its own is 治疗.

bound form
(bound form) to treat (an illness)to curetherapyrecuperation

Examples

  • Zhè zhǒng bìng xū yào cháng qī zhì liáo.
    This illness requires long-term treatment.
  • Tā qù yī yuàn jìn xíng liáo yǎng le.
    He went to the hospital to recuperate.
  • Zhěng gè liáo chéng dà yuē xū yào sān gè yuè.
    The entire course of treatment takes about three months.

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