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    Expressing 'to cure' with 治好 (zhìhǎo)

    Actions & Events
    Result & Consequence

    Structure

    治好 + 了 + Object

    Explanation

    治好 (zhìhǎo) means "to cure" or "to heal successfully." It is a result complement construction combining 治 (to treat) with 好 (to become well), indicating that the treatment was successful. For example, 治好了病 means "cured the illness."

    Examples

    • 这种药把他的咳嗽治好了。

      Zhè zhǒng yào bǎ tā de késou zhì hǎo le.

      This medicine cured his cough.

    • 医生说只要坚持吃药，这个病一定能治好。

      Yīshēng shuō zhǐyào jiānchí chī yào, zhège bìng yídìng néng zhì hǎo.

      The doctor said that as long as he keeps taking the medicine, this illness can definitely be cured.

    • 他的胃病治好以后，胃口比以前好多了。

      Tā de wèibìng zhì hǎo yǐhòu, wèikǒu bǐ yǐqián hǎo duō le.

      After his stomach illness was cured, his appetite became much better than before.

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