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    Expressing "treatment" or "cure" with 治疗 (zhìliáo)

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    Structure

    治疗 + Noun / Verb + 治疗

    Explanation

    The noun 治疗 (zhìliáo) means "treatment," "cure," or "therapy," and can also function as a verb meaning "to treat" or "to cure." It is used in medical and general contexts to describe the process of healing. For example, 治疗能力 means "healing ability."

    Examples

    • 这种病的治疗需要很长时间。

      Zhè zhǒng bìng de zhìliáo xūyào hěn cháng shíjiān.

      The treatment of this illness requires a very long time.

    • 医生正在用新方法治疗这位病人。

      Yīshēng zhèngzài yòng xīn fāngfǎ zhìliáo zhè wèi bìngrén.

      The doctor is treating this patient with a new method.

    • 经过半年的治疗，她终于康复了。

      Jīngguò bàn nián de zhìliáo, tā zhōngyú kāngfù le.

      After half a year of treatment, she finally recovered.

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