Chinese word

穴位

Pronunciation

Pinyinxué wèi

Meaning

  • nounacupuncture point

Example

我最近肩膀很痛，他帮我按了穴位。wǒ zuì jìn jiān bǎng hěn tòng tā bāng wǒ àn le xué wèi

My shoulder has been hurting a lot lately, and he pressed an acupuncture point for me.

Illustration for 穴位 (acupuncture point)

More examples

这本书里详细说明了穴位的位置和作用。zhè běn shū lǐ xiáng xì shuō míng le xué wèi de wèi zhì hé zuò yòng

This book explains in detail the locations and functions of acupuncture points.

Core concept

A small, fixed target on the body's surface whose stimulation is understood to affect the nearby area or the body as a whole.

Common phrases

  • 穴位按摩xué wèi àn mó

    acupuncture point massage

  • 穴位位置xué wèi wèi zhì

    acupuncture point location

  • 常见穴位cháng jiàn xué wèi

    common acupuncture points

Similar words

经穴jīng xué: A treatment point whose location is set within traditional Chinese medicine.
穴xué: A colloquial name for a treatment point or a spot on the body where pressure is applied.
经络jīng luò: A traditional Chinese medicine model of pathways carrying energy and blood through the body.

Definition in Chinese

指人体表面用于针灸或推拿的特定点，刺激这些点可调节局部或全身的生理反应。zhǐ rén tǐ biǎo miàn yòng yú zhēn jiǔ huò tuī ná de tè dìng diǎn cì jī zhè xiē diǎn kě tiáo jié jú bù huò quán shēn de shēng lí fǎn yìng

Word origin

穴 (xué, "cavity") + 位 (wèi, "place") form 穴位 (xuéwèi, "acupuncture point"), a medical term for a defined place selected for stimulation.

Usage tips

  • The English word point can sound purely geometric, but this Chinese noun normally belongs to health or traditional-medicine contexts rather than ordinary talk about a spot on the skin.

Related words

  • 穴位按摩xué wèi àn móacupuncture point massagenoun

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