Chinese Conversation · Level 72
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Chinese word
疗程
Pronunciation
Pinyinliáo chéng
Meaning
- nouncourse of treatment
Example
她正在接受化疗的疗程。tā zhèng zài jiē shòu huà liáo de liáo chéng
She is undergoing a course of chemotherapy.
More examples
医生建议按时完成整个疗程。yī shēng jiàn yì àn shí wán chéng zhěng gè liáo chéng
The doctor recommended completing the entire course of treatment on schedule.
Core concept
A planned sequence of medical care that functions as one treatment unit.
Common phrases
接受疗程jiē shòu liáo chéng
undergo a course of treatment
完成疗程wán chéng liáo chéng
complete a course of treatment
整个疗程zhěng gè liáo chéng
the entire course of treatment
Similar words
治疗zhì liáo: Care and medical procedures provided to treat an illness or injury.
治疗方法zhì liáo fāng fǎ: A defined way of treating a particular illness or injury.
Definition in Chinese
表示为达到治疗效果而分段安排的连续若干次医疗行为的总和，强调顺序性和周期性。biǎo shì wèi dá dào zhì liáo xiào guǒ ér fēn duàn ān pái de lián xù ruò gān cì yī liáo xíng wéi de zǒng hé qiáng diào shùn xù xìng hé zhōu qī xìng
Word origin
疗 (liáo, "treat illness") + 程 (chéng, "sequence or measured length") presents treatment as a progression with a defined course.
Usage tips
- This noun is used with numbers to refer to a treatment course, so medical conversations use it to say how many courses are planned or remain, rather than to count individual appointments.