How to say “treat” in Chinese
treat; treatment
“Treat” in Chinese is 治疗, zhì liáo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
治疗 is read zhì liáo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 台.
On top, 疒 “illness”; inside, 了 liǎo hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “治疗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 治疗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 预防比治疗更重要。yùfángbǐzhìliáogèngzhòngyàoPrevention is more important than treatment.
More words from the lesson “Medicines and allergies”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “treat” in Chinese?
“Treat” in Chinese is 治疗, pinyin zhìliáo.
What does 治疗 mean?
治疗 (zhìliáo) means “treat; treatment”.
How do you write 治疗?
治疗 is 2 characters: 治 (zhì) — treat, cure; govern; 疗 (liáo) — treat, cure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 治疗?
治疗 is read zhìliáo. Tones: zhì — fourth tone, liáo — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“treat” in the lesson “Medicines and allergies”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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