cứu bệnh
Definitions
- Verb:
- To save/help the sick; to treat/rescue patients: The primary meaning refers to the act of providing medical treatment or emergency care to save patients from illness or danger.
- To cure an illness: Can refer to the action of curing or treating a disease.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Các bác sĩ đang nỗ lực cứu bệnh cho bệnh nhân. (The doctors are making efforts to save/treat the patient.)
- Nhiệm vụ của y tế là cứu bệnh và nâng cao sức khỏe cộng đồng. (The mission of healthcare is to treat the sick and improve public health.)
Advanced Usage
- "cứu bệnh như cứu hỏa": A common idiom meaning "to treat/save patients as urgently as fighting a fire." It emphasizes the critical urgency and speed required in medical emergencies.
- Trong phòng cấp cứu, tinh thần cứu bệnh như cứu hỏa luôn được đặt lên hàng đầu. (In the emergency room, the spirit of treating patients with fire-fighting urgency is always the top priority.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cứu chữa (verb): To treat, to cure, to heal. A close synonym often used interchangeably.
- Bác sĩ đang tìm phương pháp mới để cứu chữa căn bệnh này. (The doctor is looking for a new method to cure this disease.)
- Cứu nguy (verb): To rescue from danger, to help in a crisis. While broader, it can be used in medical contexts.
- Cấp cứu (verb/noun): To provide emergency aid; emergency treatment/care. A more specific term for urgent medical intervention.
- Xe cấp cứu đang trên đường đến bệnh viện. (The ambulance is on its way to the hospital.)
Synonyms
- Chữa bệnh: To treat/cure an illness.
- Điều trị: To provide medical treatment.
- Cứu chữa: To treat and save (a patient).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "Lương y như từ mẫu": A proverb meaning "A good physician is like a compassionate mother." It relates to the caring spirit inherent in the act of "cứu bệnh."
- "Cứu người như cứu hỏa": A broader idiom similar to "cứu bệnh như cứu hỏa," meaning "to save people as urgently as fighting a fire."