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救治

jiùzhì

to treat and save; to rescue medically

A doctor bandages an injured bird's wing on a table
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Characters in this word

救 jiù

Strokes
11
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
求 to seek 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

治 zhì

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 台 platform
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 中毒患者被及时救治后,生命体征逐渐稳定。 Zhòngdú huànzhě bèi jíshí jiùzhì hòu, shēngmìng tǐzhēng zhújiàn wěndìng. After the poisoning victim received timely treatment, vital signs gradually stabilised.
  • 受伤的小鸟被送到动物医院救治。 Shòushāng de xiǎoniǎo bèi sòng dào dòngwù yīyuàn jiùzhì. The injured little bird was taken to an animal hospital for treatment.
  • 医生连夜救治了二十多位病人。 Yīshēng liányè jiùzhì le èrshí duō wèi bìngrén. The doctors worked through the night treating more than twenty patients.

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