求医
qiúyī
to seek medical treatment
Characters in this word
医 yī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 匸 — box
- Made of
- 匸 box 矢 arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 病情反复恶化后，他不得不跨省求医，寻找更有经验的专家。 Bìngqíng fǎnfù èhuà hòu, tā bùdébù kuà shěng qiúyī, xúnzhǎo gèng yǒu jīngyàn de zhuānjiā. After his condition repeatedly worsened, he had no choice but to seek medical treatment in another province and look for more experienced specialists.
- 为了给孩子治病，他们跑遍大城市四处求医。 Wèile gěi háizi zhìbìng, tāmen pǎobiàn dàchéngshì sìchù qiúyī. To cure their child's illness, they travelled through big cities seeking treatment everywhere.
- 辗转多年求医无果后，他开始尝试中医调理。 Zhǎnzhuǎn duōnián qiúyī wúguǒ hòu, tā kāishǐ chángshì zhōngyī tiáolǐ. After years of seeking treatment in vain, he began trying traditional therapy.
Related words
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request
- 求 qiú to beg; to ask for
- 要求 yāoqiú requirement; request
- 需求 xūqiú need; demand
- 征求 zhēngqiú to ask for
- 追求 zhuīqiú to pursue
- 寻求 xúnqiú to seek
- 求婚 qiúhūn to propose marriage
- 求救 qiújiù to cry for help
- 求职 qiúzhí to apply for a job
- 求助 qiúzhù to ask for help
- 哀求 āiqiú to implore; to beg pitifully