治疗 (zhìliáo)

治疗 refers to medical treatment or therapy applied to cure or alleviate illness, injury, or a medical condition.

Meanings

[verb] to treat (a disease); to administer medical treatment
[noun] treatment; therapy; medical care

Example Sentences

医生说这种病需要长期治疗。 Yīshēng shuō zhè zhǒng bìng xūyào chángqī zhìliáo. The doctor said this disease requires long-term treatment.

新药的研发为癌症治疗带来了新的希望。 Xīn yào de yánfā wèi áizhèng zhìliáo dàilái le xīn de xīwàng. The development of new drugs has brought new hope for cancer treatment.

早期发现和治疗可以大大提高康复率。 Zǎoqī fāxiàn hé zhìliáo kěyǐ dàdà tígāo kāngfù lǜ. Early detection and treatment can greatly increase the recovery rate.

她正在接受心理治疗，以克服童年的创伤。 Tā zhèngzài jiēshòu xīnlǐ zhìliáo, yǐ kèfú tóngnián de chuāngshāng. She is undergoing psychological treatment to overcome childhood trauma.

这家医院专门治疗罕见病，吸引了很多患者来就诊。 Zhè jiā yīyuàn zhuānmén zhìliáo hǎnjiànbìng, xīyǐnle hěn duō huànzhě lái jiùzhěn. This hospital specializes in treating rare diseases and attracts many patients.

手术后，他还需要几个月的康复治疗。 Shǒushù hòu, tā hái xūyào jǐ gè yuè de kāngfù zhìliáo. After surgery, he still needs several months of rehabilitation treatment.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
接受治疗	receive treatment
治疗方法	treatment method
治疗效果	treatment effect
心理治疗	psychological therapy
康复治疗	rehabilitation therapy
手术治疗	surgical treatment

Usage Notes

治疗 specifically refers to medical or therapeutic intervention aimed at curing or managing a disease. It is used in both verbal and nominal contexts. The verb 治 here means "to cure/govern" and 疗 means "to heal/treat," so 治疗 emphasizes active healing.

Compare 治疗 with 医治 (yīzhì), which also means to treat medically but is slightly more literary. In everyday medical contexts, 治疗 is the standard term used by patients and doctors alike. It can be used for both physical and mental health treatments: 药物治疗 (medication treatment), 心理治疗 (psychotherapy).

Memory Hook

治 = control/cure (also in 治理 -- governance), 疗 = heal -- controlling and healing a disease -- to treat medically.