中医 (Zhōng yī) — traditional Chinese medicine (the medical system); a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine
Definition
中医 is specifically traditional Chinese medicine (the system or a practitioner) — distinct from 中药 (the herbs/remedies themselves) and from 医学 (medicine/science in general, usually Western).
noun
traditional Chinese medicine (the medical system)a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 中医。Wǒ zuì jìn zài chī Zhōng yī kāi de yào.I've been taking medicine prescribed by a Chinese medicine doctor lately.
- 中医。Hěn duō rén xiāng xìn Zhōng yī néng zhì màn xìng bìng.Many people believe Chinese medicine can treat chronic diseases.
- 中医。Tā zài dà xué xué le wǔ nián Zhōng yī.She studied Chinese medicine at university for five years.
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