Meaning of 治病救人
治病救人 means to treat the illness and save the patient; (figurative) to criticize someone's mistakes in order to help them improve. Pronounced zhì bìng jiù rén.
- to treat the illness and save the patient; (figurative) to criticize someone's mistakes in order to help them improve
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
duì对
fàn犯
cuò错
wù误
de的
tóng同
zhì志
yào要
cǎi采
qǔ取
zhì治
bìng病
jiù救
rén人
de的
tài态
dù度
，
bù不
néng能
yī一
gùn棍
zi子
dǎ打
sǐ死
。
We should adopt an attitude of curing the sickness to save the patient toward comrades who have made mistakes, rather than writing them off completely.
Pī批
píng评
de的
mù目
dì的
shì是
zhì治
bìng病
jiù救
rén人
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
wèi为
le了
fā发
xiè泄
gè个
rén人
qíng情
xù绪
。
The purpose of criticism is to cure the sickness and save the patient, not to vent personal emotions.
Yī医
shēng生
zhì治
bìng病
jiù救
rén人
，
jiào教
shī师
jiāo教
shū书
yù育
rén人
，
dōu都
shì是
chóng崇
gāo高
de的
zhí职
yè业
。
Doctors treat the sick and save the living, while teachers impart knowledge and educate people—both are noble professions.