(illness) improves; (situation) gets better
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of an illness or patient's condition) to get better; to improve
Often used specifically for health conditions, indicating a positive turn after being ill.
Chī吃
le了
yào药
yǐ以
hòu后
，
tā他
de的
bìng病
qíng情
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
jiàn见
hǎo好
le了
。
After taking the medicine, his condition quickly improved.
Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
yé爷
ye爷
de的
gāo高
shāo烧
yǐ已
jīng经
jiàn见
hǎo好
，
kě可
yǐ以
fàng放
xīn心
le了
。
The doctor said Grandpa's high fever has subsided, so we can rest assured.
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Tā他
de的
gǎn感
mào冒
zhèng症
zhuàng状
hái还
méi没
jiàn见
hǎo好
，
xū需
yào要
jì继
xù续
xiū休
xī息
。
His cold symptoms haven't gotten better yet; he needs to continue resting.
Zhè这
bìng病
lái来
de得
měng猛
，
dàn但
qù去
de得
yě也
kuài快
，
zhù住
yuàn院
sān三
tiān天
jiù就
míng明
xiǎn显
jiàn见
hǎo好
le了
。
The illness came on strong, but it passed quickly; he showed obvious improvement after three days in the hospital.