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医之好治不病以为功

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yī zhī hào zhì bù bìng yǐ wéi gōng

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  1. 1. doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's \recovery\ (idiom)

Child Words of 医之好治不病以为功

不
bù

no; not so

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

以
yǐ

to use

以为
yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

功
gōng

meritorious deed or service

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

治
zhì

to rule

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of

病
bìng

illness

医
yī

medical

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