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1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine

文治武功

wén zhì wǔ gōng

1 political and military achievements (idiom)

治丧从俭

zhì sàng cóng jiǎn

1 to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)

治大国若烹小鲜

zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

1 ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
2 effective government requires minimal intervention

臻于郅治

zhēn yú zhì zhì

1 to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)

Sample Sentences

真心不骗！这下子，蚊子叮咬的问题解决了，感冒也治疗好了，就差你时运不济的问题，稍微棘手一点。

zhēnxīn bù piàn ！zhèxiàzi ，wénzi dīngyǎo de wèntí jiějué le ，gǎnmào yě zhìliáo hǎo le ，jiù chà nǐ shíyùnbùjì de wèntí ，shāowēi jíshǒu yīdiǎn 。

I'm really not lying! Now, we've resolved your mosquito bite problem, and we've cured your cold, now we're just left with luck not going your way. That's a little more tricky.

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好吧！不吃就不吃...这当真能治疗感冒吗？

hǎoba ！bù chī jiù bù chī ...zhè dàngzhēn néng zhìliáo gǎnmào ma ？

OK! If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it... Can this really help the cold?

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姐，我拿毛巾帮你遮起来了，哇！好红！看起来有点严重，姐夫，听说尿可以治疗水母咬伤，你快点尿在伤口上。

jiě ，wǒ ná máojīn bāng nǐ zhē qǐlái le ，wā ！hǎo hóng ！kàn qǐlái yǒudiǎn yánzhòng ，jiěfu ，tīngshuō niào kěyǐ zhìliáo shuǐmǔ yǎoshāng ，nǐ kuài diǎn niào zài shāngkǒu shàng 。

Feifei, I'll hold a towel to cover you up. Wow! It's so red! It looks quite serious. Jerry, I hear urine can help jellyfish stings. Quick, piss on the wounds.

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你说得有理，预防胜于治疗，多花点儿心思是对的，不过你是怎么知道这么多关于食物的知识的？

nǐ shuō de yǒulǐ ，yùfáng shèngyú zhìliáo ，duō huā diǎnr xīnsi shì duì de ，bùguò nǐ shì zěnme zhīdào zhème duō guānyú shíwù de zhīshi de ？

That sounds logical, prevention is better than cure, it's better to be a bit more thoughtful, but how do you know so much about food?

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嗯！这些高新技术的应用都是跟我们的生活息息相关的。等到科学家们找到细胞衰老的原因，说不定我们就能活到两百岁了。还有，现在各种癌症发病率这么高，以后或许可以克隆人体器官，治疗癌症就是小菜一碟了。

ng4 ！zhèxiē gāoxīn jìshù de yìngyòng dōu shì gēn wǒmen de shēnghuó xīxīxiāngguān de 。děngdào kēxuéjiā men zhǎodào xìbāo shuāilǎo de yuányīn ，shuōbudìng wǒmen jiù néng huódào liǎngbǎi suì le 。háiyǒu ，xiànzài gèzhǒng áizhèng fābìnglǜ zhème gāo ，yǐhòu huòxǔ kěyǐ kèlóng réntǐ qìguān ，zhìliáo áizhèng jiùshì xiǎocàiyīdié le 。

Yes! All the functions of this advanced technology are all closely linked to our daily lives. Whenever scientists find the reason why cells age, we might be able to live until the age of two hundred. And with the cancer rate so high, in the future they will be able to clone human organs, making curing cancer as easy as pie.

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是啊。而且人们的健康观念也在不断进步，从原来的有病治病转变为预防和治疗并重，这也为健康医疗的发展提供了更广阔的空间。

shì a 。érqiě rénmen de jiànkāng guānniàn yě zài bùduàn jìnbù ，cóng yuánlái de yǒubìng zhìbìng zhuǎnbiàn wéi yùfáng hé zhìliáo bìngzhòng ，zhè yě wèi jiànkāng yīliáo de fāzhǎn tígōng le gèng guǎngkuò de kōngjiān 。

Yes. People's awareness of health is continually advancing, from the original notion of getting treated for an illness when you get it, there's been a move towards treating preventative medicine and treatment with equal weight, which has provided more room for the development of health treatments.

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现在这种医院不多，普通医院都不肯长期收治。养老院我和你爸去打听过了，家附近的养老院都没有专门的护理人员，也不方便治疗。

xiànzài zhèzhǒng yīyuàn bù duō ，pǔtōng yīyuàn dōu bù kěn chángqī shōuzhì 。yǎnglǎoyuàn wǒ hé nǐ bà qù dǎtīng guò le ，jiā fùjìn de yǎnglǎoyuàn dōu méiyǒu zhuānmén de hùlǐrényuán ，yě bù fāngbiàn zhìliáo 。

There’s not that many of these kinds of hospitals, in ordinary hospitals you can’t undergo long-term treatment. Your dad and I asked around about retirement homes, none of the retirement homes near our house have specialist nursing staff and they’re not suitable for receiving treatment.

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以前一去医院看感冒就给你打点滴。现在国家管得紧了。不过这是好事情，滥用抗生素危害很严重，普通细菌耐药性不断增强会变异成超级细菌，就没有药可以治疗了。

yǐqián yī qù yīyuàn kàn gǎnmào jiù gěi nǐ dǎdiǎndī 。xiànzài guójiā guǎn de jǐn le 。bùguò zhè shì hǎo shìqing ，lànyòng kàngshēngsù wēihài hěn yánzhòng ，pǔtōng xìjūn nàiyàoxìng bùduàn zēngqiáng huì biànyì chéng chāojí xìjūn ，jiù méiyǒu yào kěyǐ zhìliáo le 。

Before, as soon as I went to the hospital with a cold they'd put me on an IV. Now the government regulates it very strictly. However, this is a good thing. The dangers of abusing antibiotics are very serious. Regular bacteria that continue to grow more resistant to drugs can become super bugs, and then no medicines can treat them.

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对了，前几天我们一个美国同事说他有个朋友在泰国旅游感染了超级细菌，回美国去治疗了。

duìle ，qiánjǐtiān wǒmen yī gè Měiguó tóngshì shuō tā yǒu gè péngyou zài Tàiguó lǚyóu gǎnrǎn le chāojí xìjūn ，huí Měiguó qù zhìliáo le 。

By the way, a couple of days ago our American coworker said that he has a friend who was infected with a super bug on a trip to Thailand, and went back to America for treatment.

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哦，原来是这样。第一次过集体生活肯定有很多不习惯的地方。那你抑郁症严重吗？有没有治疗过？

ò ，yuánlái shì zhèyàng 。dì yī cì guò jítǐshēnghuó kěndìng yǒu hěn duō bù xíguàn de dìfang 。nà nǐ yìyùzhèng yánzhòng ma ？yǒumeiyǒu zhìliáo guò ？

Oh, I see. The first time you live with a bunch of other people there are definitely lots of things you aren't used to. Then was your depression serious? Did you get it treated?

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