医疗 yīliáo medical treatment
How to remember 医疗: 医 heal + 疗 cure = medical treatment.
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How it is used
- Medical care / healthcare as a service or system - 医疗保险 (yīliáo bǎoxiǎn) health insurance; 医疗条件 (yīliáo tiáojiàn) medical conditions/facilities.
- Contrast 医学 (yīxué, the academic science) and 治疗 (zhìliáo, to treat a specific illness): 医疗 is the provision of care.
- Almost always attributive - 医疗设备 (yīliáo shèbèi) medical equipment, 医疗队 (yīliáoduì) medical team.
Example sentences
- 老龄化的人口需要更多医疗保健支出。 Lǎolínghuà de rénkǒu xūyào gèng duō yīliáobǎojiàn zhīchū.An aging population will require more spending on health care.