Chinese Conversation · Level 67
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Chinese word
治愈
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhì yù
Meaning
- verbcure
Example
这个药能治愈病人。zhè ge yào néng zhì yù bìng rén
This medicine can cure patients.
More examples
这家医院能治愈许多疑难疾病。zhè jiā yī yuàn néng zhì yù xǔ duō yí nán jí bìng
This hospital can cure many difficult-to-treat diseases.
Core concept
A medical problem disappears and the affected person becomes healthy again.
Common phrases
治愈病人zhì yù bìng rén
cure patients
治愈疾病zhì yù jí bìng
cure diseases
治愈创伤zhì yù chuāng shāng
heal wounds
Similar words
治好zhì hǎo: Bring an illness or injury to an end and restore the person's usual health.
治疗zhì liáo: Use medicine, surgery, or other care to treat an illness or injury and aid recovery.
康复kāng fù: Return to good health after an illness or injury.
恢复huī fù: Restore health or a bodily function that has been lost.
Definition in Chinese
使疾病或伤势消失，使人恢复到健康状态。shǐ jí bìng huò shāng shì xiāo shī shǐ rén huī fù dào jiàn kāng zhuàng tài
Word origin
The compound joins 治 (zhì, "treat") with 愈 (yù, "get better"), linking the act of treating a condition with the recovery that follows.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, 治好 (zhìhǎo, "cure") is often more natural, while this word appears more often in medical or written descriptions.