chữa bịnh
Học thuậtThân thiện
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
- to cure; to treat a patient
- phòng bịnh hơn chữa bịnhPrevention is better than cure