Traditional Medicine & Philosophy
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- 丹dān(traditional Chinese medicine) alchemical pill or elixir; cinnabar (a red mineral used as pigment and in medicine); (literary) the color redHSK 7-9
- 苔tāicoating on the tongue (as examined in traditional Chinese medicine)HSK 7-9
- 邪xiéevil, wicked, demonic; (coll.) strange, abnormal, weird; (Chinese medicine) pathogenic factor; harmful influence that causes diseaseHSK 7-9
- 阳yáng(bound form) the sun; sunlight; (bound form) the positive/active/male principle in Chinese philosophy (opposite of 阴); (bound form) positive; overt; masculine (as in 阳性)HSK 7-9
- 瘀yū(bound form) stagnant, stasis (especially of blood)HSK 7-9
- 草药cǎo yàoherbal medicineHSK 7-9
- 标本biāo běnspecimen; sample (for scientific or medical study); (in traditional Chinese medicine) root cause and symptoms of a diseaseHSK 7-9
- 针灸zhēn jiǔacupuncture and moxibustion (a traditional Chinese medical therapy)HSK 7-9
- 火气huǒ qìanger, temper; (Traditional Chinese Medicine) internal heat (believed to cause symptoms like sore throat, acne, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 巫医wū yīshaman, traditional healer (in folk medicine and spiritual practices)HSK 7-9
- 甘草gān cǎolicorice (root, used in traditional Chinese medicine)HSK 7-9
- 阴阳yīn yáng(noun) yin and yang, the two complementary forces in Chinese cosmology; (noun) balance of opposites; interplay of forcesHSK 7-9
- 内伤nèi shānginternal injury (physical trauma to organs or tissues); (TCM) internal disorder caused by emotional imbalance or organ dysfunction; figurative emotional or psychological hurtHSK 7-9
- 人参rén shēnginsengHSK 7-9
- 症结zhēng jiécrux of an issue; sticking point; the underlying cause of a problem; (TCM) hard lump in the abdomenHSK 7-9
- 热病rè bìng(in traditional Chinese medicine) febrile disease; fever caused by external pathogensHSK 7-9
- 甘露gān lòusweet dew (poetic/auspicious nectar); (TCM) manna; a sweet medicinal substance; Chinese artichoke (a root vegetable, Stachys affinis)HSK 7-9
- 解毒jiě dúto detoxify, to remove poison or harmful substances; (TCM) to relieve internal heat or fever, to clear toxins from the bodyHSK 7-9
- 发散fā sàn(physics, optics) to diverge (of rays, light); (Traditional Chinese Medicine) to disperse internal heat or pathogens (e.g., through sweating); to disperse, to dissipate (gases, clouds, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 元气yuán qìvitality, vigor (everyday sense of physical/mental energy); primordial energy, original qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine)HSK 7-9
- 痞pǐ(medicine) lump in the abdomen (in TCM); (colloquial) ruffian, rogue, bullyHSK 7-9
- 疽jūdeep-rooted ulcer (in traditional Chinese medicine)HSK 7-9
- 扎针zhā zhēnto give or receive acupuncture treatmentHSK 7-9
- 淤血yū xuè(TCM) blood stasis; extravasated blood; bruise (colloquial)HSK 7-9
- 中和zhōng hé(chemistry) to neutralize (an acid/base); (philosophy) to bring into harmony; central harmony (from Confucian thought)HSK 7-9
- 心神xīn shénstate of mind; mental state; attention; concentration; (TCM) psychic constitution; mindHSK 7-9
- 方药fāng yàoherbal formula; prescription (in Traditional Chinese Medicine)HSK 7-9
- 膏药gāomedicated plaster (traditional Chinese medicine)HSK 7-9
- 上火shàng huǒ(TCM) to suffer from excessive internal heat (causing symptoms like sore throat, pimples, constipation); to get angryHSK 7-9
- 五倍子wǔ bèi zǐChinese gall (gallnut, used in traditional Chinese medicine and dyeing)HSK 7-9
- 肝火gān huǒ(TCM) liver fire — a pattern of irritability and anger attributed to liver imbalance; (figurative) a hot temper, irascibilityHSK 7-9
- 中医Zhōng yītraditional Chinese medicine (the medical system); a doctor of traditional Chinese medicineHSK 5