ji1 liu4醫療医疗
Jyutpingji1 liu4
Yaleyī lìuh
Definition
Medical treatment and healthcare; including diagnosis, surgery, and dispensing medicine.
neutralhealth
How it's used
Refers to the broader system and industry of healthcare rather than the specific act of curing a patient. It is frequently paired with government policy, insurance, or systemic issues. Use 醫治 when focusing on the specific act of treating an illness or injury.
Examples
The government should invest more resources into healthcare.
Related words
Common phrases
medical insurance
medical services
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe the act of a doctor treating a specific patient, as it sounds too administrative or systemic. Use 醫治 or 治療 for individual clinical care.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
