chōu

瘳

Character · Verb

recover from illness; impair

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to recover from an illness; to be cured

literary

A formal and literary term for recovering from sickness. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese.

Dà大
bìng病
sān三
yuè月
 ，
zhōng终
dé得
chōu瘳
 。

After three months of serious illness, he finally recovered.

Yuàn愿
jūn君
zhī之
jí疾
zǎo早
chōu瘳
 。

I wish for your illness to be cured soon.

2.

verb

to impair; to damage; to cause loss

archaic

An archaic usage, referring to damage or loss, often intangible. Very rare in modern language.

Cǐ此
yì役
guó国
lì力
dà大
chōu瘳
 。

This campaign greatly impaired the national strength.

Yuán元
qì气
wèi未
chōu瘳
 。

The vital energy has not been damaged.