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疗法

liáofǎ

therapy; treatment method

A therapist guides a patient through a gentle arm stretch
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Characters in this word

疗 liáo

Strokes
7
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 了 particle
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 疗

法 fǎ

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这种疗法仍处于临床试验阶段,不能被包装成包治百病的神药。 Zhè zhǒng liáofǎ réng chǔyú línchuáng shìyàn jiēduàn, bù néng bèi bāozhuāng chéng bāozhì bǎibìng de shényào. This therapy is still in the clinical-trial stage and must not be packaged as a miracle cure for all diseases.
  • 医生建议他先试试物理疗法,再考虑做手术。 Yīshēng jiànyì tā xiān shìshi wùlǐ liáofǎ, zài kǎolǜ zuò shǒushù. The doctor advised him to try physical therapy first and consider surgery afterwards.
  • 中医有很多传统疗法,比如针灸和推拿。 Zhōngyī yǒu hěn duō chuántǒng liáofǎ, bǐrú zhēnjiǔ hé tuīná. Traditional Chinese medicine has many traditional therapies, such as acupuncture and massage.

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