治疗

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 医生正在为病人治疗。▶ —
   The doctor is treating the patient.
2. 这种病及早治疗效果更好。▶ —
   This illness responds better to early treatment.

Collocations

Mnemonic

治 zhì "to manage/cure" + 疗 liáo "to heal": to manage and heal an illness, i.e. to treat, to cure. 疗 has the sickness radical 疒. Contrast 预防 (to prevent): 治疗 treats an existing illness, 预防 prevents beforehand. 接受治疗 = to receive treatment.

Related

Quick check

1. What is the difference between 治疗 and 预防?

   • 治疗 = treat an existing illness; 预防 = prevent before it occurs
   • identical
   • 治疗 = color; 预防 = taste
   • 预防 = past only