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治愈

zhìyù

to cure; to heal

A doctor hands a bowl of medicine to a patient in bed
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Characters in this word

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

愈 yù

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
俞 to consent, to approve 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 药物可以治愈感染,但长期恢复仍需要营养、休息和心理支持。 Yàowù kěyǐ zhìyù gǎnrǎn, dàn chángqī huīfù réng xūyào yíngyǎng, xiūxi hé xīnlǐ zhīchí. Medicine can cure the infection, but long-term recovery still requires nutrition, rest, and psychological support.
  • 这种病发现得早,完全可以治愈。 Zhè zhǒng bìng fāxiàn de zǎo, wánquán kěyǐ zhìyù. This illness, if caught early, can be completely cured.
  • 温暖的音乐治愈了他疲惫的心灵。 Wēnnuǎn de yīnyuè zhìyù le tā píbèi de xīnlíng. Warm music healed his weary heart.

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