ji1醫医
Jyutpingji1
Yaleyī
Definition
To cure or treat an illness; to heal a sick living thing.
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How it's used
While 醫 refers to the act of curing or treating an illness, it is often paired with the result complement 好 to indicate success. In daily life, people more frequently use the verb 睇 to talk about seeing a doctor, as in 睇醫生, whereas 醫 focuses specifically on the curative process itself. It can also be used metaphorically for fixing broken things, though this is less common than using 修理.
Examples
Has your illness been treated and cured by the doctor yet?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 醫 with 睇. Remember that 睇醫生 means to consult a doctor, while 醫 is the actual medical intervention or the act of curing the ailment.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
