療 (liáo) - To treat, to cure, to heal & medical treatment or therapy.

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liáo ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

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療 · liáo

To treat, to cure, to heal;

medical treatment or therapy.

To treat, to cure, to healmedical treatment or therapy.

Usage highlights

Medical treatmentTherapyMedical careCure/healPsychotherapyRadiation therapy

Synonyms

  • 治— to treat, to cure
  • 医— to treat medically, medical
  • 愈— to heal, to recover

Antonyms

  • 伤— to injure, to harm
  • 病— illness, disease

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The doctor treated his illness (治疗他的病).
  • She is undergoing physical therapy (物理疗法).
  • This medicine can cure the disease (疗愈疾病).
  • The hospital provides excellent medical care (医疗).

Collocations

  • Medical treatment(治疗)
  • Therapy(疗法)
  • Medical care(医疗)
  • Cure/heal(疗愈)
  • Psychotherapy(心理治疗)
  • Radiation therapy(放射治疗)

Idioms

  • To cure the disease and save the patient(疗疮剜肉)
  • Treating the head when the head aches, treating the foot when the foot hurts(头痛医头，脚痛医脚)
  • Effective treatment that gets to the root of the problem(对症下药)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 療 appears in many medical and therapeutic contexts in modern Chinese.
  • It reflects the traditional Chinese medical philosophy of holistic treatment and healing.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, the concept of 疗 encompasses both physical and energetic healing.

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