收治

shōuzhì

verb #31,692

Meanings

1 to admit and treat (a patient)
2 (of a hospital) to take in patients for treatment

Characters

to take in; to receive

to treat; to cure

Examples

这家医院专门收治传染病患者。

Zhè jiā yīyuàn zhuānmén shōuzhì chuánrǎnbìng huànzhě.

This hospital specializes in admitting and treating infectious-disease patients.

疫情期间，定点医院收治了大量病人。

Yìqíng qījiān, dìngdiǎn yīyuàn shōuzhìle dàliàng bìngrén.

During the epidemic, designated hospitals admitted and treated large numbers of patients.

Tips

register

Medical/news register. 收 ('to take in') + 治 ('to treat') captures admission + treatment as one act. Distinct from 接收 (just 'to receive/admit') and 治疗 (just 'to treat') — 收治 fuses both, like English 'to admit for treatment'.

Stroke Order

收 shōu

治 zhì