Definition

Verb: - To cure; to treat a patient: The action of providing medical care to eliminate a disease or alleviate its symptoms in a patient.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bác sĩ đang chữa bịnh cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor is treating the patient.)
  • Thuốc này có thể chữa bịnh cảm cúm. (This medicine can cure the flu.)
  • Ông ấy đã chữa bịnh ở bệnh viện này nhiều năm. (He has treated patients at this hospital for many years.)

Advanced Usage

• "chữa bịnh tận gốc": to cure a disease completely/at its root.
  • Phương pháp mới này hứa hẹn chữa bịnh tận gốc. (This new method promises to cure the disease at its root.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chữa bệnh: A more common variant with the same meaning (to treat illness). "Bệnh" is the standard Northern Vietnamese term, while "bịnh" is more common in Southern Vietnamese.
• Chữa trị (verb): to treat, to cure. A more formal synonym.
• Điều trị (verb): to treat, to provide therapy. Often used in clinical contexts.
• Trị bịnh/trị bệnh (verb): to cure an illness.

Synonyms

• Cure: to eliminate a disease.
• Treat: to give medical care.
• Heal: to make healthy again.

Related Phrases

• Thầy thuốc chữa bịnh: a physician who treats illnesses.
• Nơi chữa bịnh: a place for treatment (e.g., clinic, hospital).

Related Idioms

• "Phòng bịnh hơn chữa bịnh": Prevention is better than cure.
  • Luôn giữ vệ sinh sạch sẽ, vì phòng bịnh hơn chữa bịnh. (Always maintain good hygiene because prevention is better than cure.)

verb

1. to cure; to treat a patient
   • phòng bịnh hơn chữa bịnh
     Prevention is better than cure