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中医

zhōngyī

Traditional Chinese medicine

Usage note

中医是中国传统的医学体系，包括中药、针灸、推拿等方法。

Zhōngyī shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng de yīxué tǐxì, bāokuò zhōng yào, zhēnjiǔ, tuīná děng fāngfǎ.

Traditional Chinese medicine is the traditional medical system of China, including methods like herbal medicine, acupuncture, and massage.

Context note

中医医生通过看舌头和摸脉搏来诊断疾病。中医强调身体平衡和自然疗法。

Zhōngyī yīshēng tōngguò kàn shétou hé mō màibó lái zhěnduàn jíbìng. Zhōngyī qiángdiào shēntǐ pínghéng hé zìrán liáofǎ.

Traditional Chinese medicine doctors diagnose illnesses by looking at the tongue and feeling the pulse. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes body balance and natural therapies.

5 examples

中医认为身体需要阴阳平衡。
zhōng yī rèn wéi shēn tǐ xū yào yīn yáng píng héng。
Traditional Chinese medicine believes the body needs a balance of yin and yang.
我爸爸去看中医治疗腰痛。
wǒ bà ba qù kàn zhòng yī zhì liáo yāo tòng。
My dad went to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor for his back pain.
中医用针灸来缓解疼痛。
zhōng yī yòng zhēn jiǔ lái huǎn jiě téng tòng。
Traditional Chinese medicine uses acupuncture to relieve pain.
中医医生给我开了中药。
zhōng yī yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le zhōng yào。
The traditional Chinese medicine doctor prescribed me some traditional Chinese medicine.
学习中医需要很多年。
xué xí zhōng yī xū yào hěn duō nián。
Learning traditional Chinese medicine takes many years.

5 mini stories

小明的爷爷是一位中医。他用中药和针灸帮助很多人恢复健康。
xiǎo míng de yé yé shì yí wèi zhōng yī。 tā yòng zhōng yào hé zhēn jiǔ bāng zhù hěn duō rén huī fù jiàn kāng。
Xiao Ming's grandfather is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. He uses herbal medicine and acupuncture to help many people recover health.
中医诊所里有很多草药的味道。病人安静地等待医生。
zhōng yī zhěn suǒ lǐ yǒu hěn duō cǎo yào de wèi dào。 bìng rén ān jìng dì děng dài yī shēng。
There is a smell of many herbs in the traditional Chinese medicine clinic. Patients wait quietly for the doctor.
中医教我们如何通过饮食保持健康。多吃蔬菜和水果对身体好。
zhōng yī jiào wǒ men rú hé tōng guò yǐn shí bǎo chí jiàn kāng。 duō chī shū cài hé shuǐ guǒ duì shēn tǐ hǎo。
Traditional Chinese medicine teaches us how to stay healthy through diet. Eating more vegetables and fruits is good for the body.
小红去看中医，医生给她按摩肩膀。小红觉得肩膀舒服多了。
xiǎo hóng qù kàn zhòng yī， yī shēng gěi tā àn mó jiān bǎng。 xiǎo hóng jué de jiān bǎng shū fú duō le。
Xiao Hong went to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and the doctor massaged her shoulders. Xiao Hong felt much more comfortable in her shoulders.
中医的历史非常悠久，已经有几千年了。很多中国人相信中医。
zhōng yī de lì shǐ fēi cháng yōu jiǔ， yǐ jīng yǒu jǐ qiān nián le。 hěn duō zhōng guó rén xiāng xìn zhōng yī。
The history of traditional Chinese medicine is very long, already thousands of years. Many Chinese people believe in traditional Chinese medicine.

Mini dialogue

看中医

A
你去看过中医吗？
Nǐ qù kàn guò zhōngyī ma?
Have you ever seen a traditional Chinese medicine doctor?
B
去过，中医给我开了中药。
Qù guò, zhōngyī gěi wǒ kāi le zhōng yào.
Yes, the traditional Chinese medicine doctor prescribed me traditional Chinese medicine.

中医诊所

A
附近有中医诊所吗？
Fùjìn yǒu zhōngyī zhěnsuǒ ma?
Is there a traditional Chinese medicine clinic nearby?
B
有，那家中医诊所很有名。
Yǒu, nà jiā zhōngyī zhěnsuǒ hěn yǒumíng.
Yes, that traditional Chinese medicine clinic is very famous.

Related words and contrasts

contrast
西医
xī yī
Western medicine (practice)

西医 refers to Western medical practice, contrasting with 中医.

related
中药
zhōng yào
traditional Chinese medicine (substances)

中药 are the medicines used in 中医, closely related.

related
医生
yī shēng
doctor

医生 means doctor, a general term; a 中医 is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine.

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