Meaning of 治病
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- to treat an illness
How to use 治病
治病 is a verb plus object phrase meaning to treat or cure an illness. It is often used about doctors, medicine, or hospitals. Example: 这位医生很会治病。(Zhè wèi yīshēng hěn huì zhìbìng.) This doctor is very good at treating illnesses.
治 (zhì) has the water radical 氵, so picture water being managed and brought under control, and 病 (bìng) has the sickness radical 疒, like a person lying in a sickbed. Put them together: you bring the illness under control.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 治病 and 看病 (kànbìng). 看病 usually means a patient going to see a doctor, while 治病 focuses on the act of treating or curing. Also keep the tones straight: both syllables are fourth tone, zhì bìng.
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治 zhì · to rule · 8 strokes
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病 bìng · illness · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 治病.
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 毛病 | máobìng | fault; defect |
| 治疗 | zhìliáo | to treat (an illness); medical treatment |
| 政治 | zhèngzhì | politics; political |
| 病毒 | bìngdú | virus |
| 治安 | zhì'ān | law and order; public security |
| 治理 | zhìlǐ | to govern; to administer |
| 防治 | fángzhì | to prevent and cure; prevention and cure |
| 疾病 | jíbìng | disease; sickness; ailment |
| 三明治 | sānmíngzhì | (loanword) sandwich |
Questions about 治病
What does 治病 mean?
治病 (zhì bìng) means "to treat an illness".
How do you write 治病?
治病 is made of 2 characters: 治 (8 strokes), 病 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 治病 an HSK word?
Yes. 治病 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 治病 and 治疗?
治疗 (zhìliáo) is more formal and can be a noun meaning medical treatment. 治病 is a more everyday verb phrase, and because it already contains the object 病, you do not add another object after it.
Can I split 治病 with other words in between?
Yes. It works like a verb plus object, so you can say 治好了病 (zhì hǎo le bìng), cured the illness, or 治什么病 (zhì shénme bìng), treat what illness.