医疗 (yīliáo) — medical care, healthcare
HSK 5 | noun/adjective | the provision of medical treatment and health services
医疗 (yīliáo)
医疗 refers to the organized system of medical treatment, care, and health services provided by healthcare professionals and institutions.
Meanings
- [noun] medical care, healthcare, medical treatment
- [adjective] medical (as a modifier in compound terms)
Example Sentences
政府承诺提高农村地区的医疗服务水平。 Zhèngfǔ chéngnuò tígāo nóngcūn dìqū de yīliáo fúwù shuǐpíng. The government pledged to improve the level of medical services in rural areas.
先进的医疗技术使许多过去无法治愈的疾病变得可控。 Xiānjìn de yīliáo jìshù shǐ xǔduō guòqù wúfǎ zhìyù de jíbìng biàn de kěkòng. Advanced medical technology has made many previously incurable diseases controllable.
医疗费用的快速上涨给普通家庭带来了沉重的经济负担。 Yīliáo fèiyòng de kuàisù shàngzhǎng gěi pǔtōng jiātíng dài lái le chénzhòng de jīngjì fùdān. The rapid rise in medical costs has placed a heavy financial burden on ordinary families.
医疗改革的目标是建立一个公平、可及、高效的医疗体系。 Yīliáo gǎigé de mùbiāo shì jiànlì yī gè gōngpíng, kě jí, gāoxiào de yīliáo tǐxì. The goal of healthcare reform is to establish a fair, accessible, and efficient healthcare system.
这家医院配备了最先进的医疗设备，吸引了来自全国各地的患者。 Zhè jiā yīyuàn pèibèi le zuì xiānjìn de yīliáo shèbèi, xīyǐn le lái zì quánguó gèdì de huànzhě. This hospital is equipped with the most advanced medical equipment, attracting patients from all over the country.
人工智能正在深刻改变医疗诊断和治疗的方式。 Réngōng zhìnéng zhèngzài shēnkè gǎibiàn yīliáo zhěnduàn hé zhìliáo de fāngshì. Artificial intelligence is profoundly changing the methods of medical diagnosis and treatment.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 医疗服务 | medical services |
| 医疗费用 | medical costs |
| 医疗改革 | healthcare reform |
| 医疗设备 | medical equipment |
| 医疗体系 | healthcare system |
| 医疗资源 | medical resources |
Usage Notes
医疗 is broader than 治疗 (zhìliáo, treatment of a specific illness). 医疗 refers to the whole system and provision of healthcare, while 治疗 refers to treating a particular condition. The phrase 医疗卫生 (healthcare and public health) combines the systemic (医疗) with the preventive (卫生) dimensions of health.
Key collocations for B2-level health and policy topics: 医疗保险 (health insurance), 基本医疗 (basic healthcare), 医疗机构 (medical institution), 医疗水平 (level of medical care). 医疗 almost always appears as a modifier before another noun.
Memory Hook
医 means "medicine/to heal" and 疗 also means "to treat/cure" -- 医疗 doubles up on the healing: medicine applied to treat, the full system of care from diagnosis to recovery.