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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing "to treat (medically)" with 治 (zhì)

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    Manner & Method

    Structure

    治 + Illness/Condition

    Explanation

    The verb 治 (zhì) means "to treat" in a medical sense, referring to the act of providing medical care for an illness or injury. It often appears in compounds and phrases related to healthcare, such as 治疗 (treatment) or the expression 不治身亡 (to die despite treatment).

    Examples

    • 这种病不太好治，需要长期吃药。

      Zhè zhǒng bìng bú tài hǎo zhì, xūyào chángqī chī yào.

      This illness is not easy to treat and requires long-term medication.

    • 医生说这个感染用抗生素就能治好。

      Yīshēng shuō zhège gǎnrǎn yòng kàngshēngsù jiù néng zhì hǎo.

      The doctor said this infection can be cured with antibiotics.

    • 我奶奶的膝盖疼了好久，一直没治好。

      Wǒ nǎinai de xīgài téng le hǎojiǔ, yìzhí méi zhì hǎo.

      My grandmother's knee has been hurting for a long time and hasn't been cured.

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