医 yī — medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
生病了要及时去看医生。Shēng bìng le yào jí shí qù kàn yī shēng.When you are sick, see a doctor in time.
Common words: 医院 (yī yuàn)、医生 (yī shēng)、中医 (zhōng yī)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to cure"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to cure", including 医 (yī), 疗 (liáo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to cure" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 医 (yī), 疗 (liáo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yī, liáo — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 医 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 医 yīmedical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treatUseful words: 医院, 医生
- 疗 liáoto treat; to cureUseful words: 治疗, 医疗
Common words for these 2 "to cure" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 医 (yī) — so "to cure" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to cure".
疗 liáo — to treat; to cure
他在医院接受治疗。Tā zài yī yuàn jiē shòu zhì liáo.He is receiving treatment in the hospital.
Common words: 治疗 (zhì liáo)、医疗 (yī liáo)、疗养 (liáo yǎng)
All 2 characters
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