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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[zhì]
  1. 1. verb [治理] control
  2. 2. verb [医治] cure
  3. 3. verb [消灭] exterminate
  4. 4. verb [惩办] punish
  5. 5. verb [研究] research

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[zhì]
  1. 1. verb rule; govern; administer; manage
    rule; dominate
  2. 2. verb treat (a disease); cure
    他的病不久就好了。
    He was soon cured of his illness.
    好战争创伤
    heal the wounds of war
  3. 3. verb control; harness (a river)
    harness the Huai River
  4. 4. verb wipe out (injurious insects)
  5. 5. verb punish
    他老是违反监规,非好好他不可。
    He always violates the prison regulations and should be given a good punishment.
  6. 6. verb study; research
    宋史
    specialize in the history of the Song Dynasty
  7. 7. noun order; peace
    times of peace and prosperity
  8. 8. noun [Old-fashioned] seat of a local government
    seat of local government

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[zhì]
  1. 1. ;管理
    水。
    国。
  2. 2. 指社会安定
    天下大
    久安。
  3. 3. 处罚;惩办
    罪。
  4. 4.
    疑难病症。
    病救人。
  5. 5. 消灭(害虫)
    虫。
  6. 6. 研究(学问)
    古代史。
    学。
  7. 7. 旧称地方政府所在地;

Examples

他的病情每况愈下,不好了。
His condition is getting steadily worse, and there is no hope of recovery.
无为而
govern by noninterference
一种高血压的新药
a new remedy for high blood pressure
你这病要抓紧,可不能一误再误了。
You should go and see a doctor at once. You mustn't put it off any more.
这些害虫,除起来很困难。
These pests are very difficult to eradicate.
叫魂怎么能孩子的病!?这根本就是封建迷信。
How can one cure the sick by calling back his spirit? It's sheer feudalistic superstition.
传说中这种灵药可以百病。
According to the legend, the panacea can cure all kinds of diseases.
以老子为代表的道家学派一直提倡无为而
With Laozi as its representitive, Daoism always advocated a government which governs nothing.
老中医说想他的病必须用豨莶做药引。
The old herbalist doctor said that common St.Paulswort is needed to make the guiding drug to treat his illness.
乱世用重典

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