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
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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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