Chinese word

针灸

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhēn jiǔ

Meaning

  • nounacupuncture

Example

我去看中医，想试试针灸。wǒ qù kàn zhòng yī xiǎng shì shì zhēn jiǔ

I am going to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and want to try acupuncture.

Illustration for 针灸 (acupuncture)

More examples

很多人通过针灸疗法缓解慢性疼痛。hěn duō rén tōng guò zhēn jiǔ liáo fǎ huán jiě màn xìng téng tòng

Many people relieve chronic pain through acupuncture therapy.

Core concept

A traditional treatment that uses fine needles at selected body points to ease pain and regulate bodily functions.

Common phrases

  • 中医针灸zhōng yī zhēn jiǔ

    traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture

  • 针灸疗法zhēn jiǔ liáo fǎ

    acupuncture therapy

  • 做针灸zuò zhēn jiǔ

    receive acupuncture

Similar words

打针dǎ zhēn: A casual way to say that someone is getting an injection.
注射zhù shè: A medical procedure that puts medicine or a vaccine into the body with a syringe.
艾灸ài jiǔ: A treatment that uses burning mugwort to warm the skin and specific body points.
针刺zhēn cì: A needling procedure that directly stimulates body points through the skin.

Definition in Chinese

用细针刺入人体特定穴位，通过刺激穴位来缓解疼痛、调整身体功能的中医疗法。yòng xì zhēn cì rù rén tǐ tè dìng xué wèi tōng guò cì jī xué wèi lái huán jiě téng tòng tiáo zhěng shēn tǐ gōng néng de zhōng yī liáo fǎ

Word origin

针灸 (zhēnjiǔ, "acupuncture") combines 针 (zhēn, "needle") with 灸 (jiǔ, "moxibustion"), joining needling and heat treatment in one medical term.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 做针灸 (zuò zhēnjiǔ, "have this treatment") describes receiving acupuncture, whereas 打针 (dǎzhēn, "get an injection") describes an injection.

Opposites

Related words

  • 针灸师zhēn jiǔ shīacupuncturistnoun
  • 针灸学zhēn jiǔ xuéacupuncture studiesnoun

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