Chinese word

中医

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhōng yī

Meaning

  • nounChinese medicine doctor

Example

中医给我开了药。zhōng yī gěi wǒ kāi le yào

The Chinese medicine doctor prescribed medicine for me.

Illustration for 中医 (Chinese medicine doctor)

More examples

妈妈常常用中医的方法治病。mā mā cháng cháng yòng zhōng yī de fāng fǎ zhì bìng

Mom often uses Chinese medicine methods to treat illness.

Core concept

A healer and healing tradition joined by one framework: reading the body's signs and treating illness with herbs, acupuncture, and massage.

Common phrases

  • 看中医kàn zhòng yī

    see a Chinese medicine doctor

  • 中医治疗zhōng yī zhì liáo

    Chinese medicine treatment

  • 学中医xué zhōng yī

    study Chinese medicine

Similar words

医生yī shēng: A doctor who finds and treats illnesses and injuries and can prescribe medicine.
西医xī yī: A doctor trained in Western medicine who uses tests, drugs, or surgery to treat illness.

Definition in Chinese

指以中医学理论为基础，通过望闻问切、草药、针灸、推拿等方法为病人诊断和治疗的医生。zhǐ yǐ zhōng yī xué lǐ lùn wèi jī chǔ tōng guò wàng wén wèn qiè cǎo yào zhēn jiǔ tuī ná děng fāng fǎ wèi bìng rén zhěn duàn hé zhì liáo de yī shēng

Word origin

中 (zhōng, "China") + 医 (yī, "medicine or doctor") points to China's medical tradition and to the person who works within it.

Usage tips

  • The English word doctor does not show which medical tradition a practitioner follows, so this term is more specific than a general word for doctor.

Other meanings

  • Chinese medicinenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 中医馆zhōng yī guǎnChinese medicine clinicnoun

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