traditional Chinese medicine

noun

The medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Daoyin and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; in China (and to an extent elsewhere) still often used in concert with scientific medicine (as complementary medicine).

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Meanings

nountraditional Chinese medicine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Daoyin and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; in China (and to an extent elsewhere) still often used in concert with scientific medicine (as complementary medicine).

    A traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Changhua County has raised NT$555,000 in a two-day campaign drive to buy medical supplies, humanitarian aid materials and an ambulance for war-torn Ukraine.

    2023 January 30, Huang Mei-chu, Jonathan Chin, “Clinic raises money for Ukraine”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2023, Taiwan News, page 3

    Synonyms: Chinese medicine, Chinese traditional medicine, TCM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Daoyin and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; in China (and to an extent elsewhere) still often used in concert with scientific medicine (as complementary medicine).

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Chinese medicineChinese traditional medicineTCM

Translations

Arabic اَلطِّبّ اَلصِّينِيّ
  • اَلطِّبّ اَلصِّينِيّ (aṭ-ṭibb aṣ-ṣīniyy)medical practices of Chinese culture
Bulgarian кита́йска традицио́нна медици́на
  • кита́йска традицио́нна медици́на (kitájska tradiciónna medicína)medical practices of Chinese culture
Catalan medicina tradicional xinesa
  • medicina tradicional xinesamedical practices of Chinese culture
Chinese Mandarin 中醫 /中医, 中醫學 /中医学
  • 中醫 /中医 (zhōngyī)medical practices of Chinese culture
  • 中醫學 /中医学 (zhōngyīxué)medical practices of Chinese culture
  • 中藥 /中药 (zhōngyào)medical practices of Chinese culture
Danish traditionel kinesisk medicin
  • traditionel kinesisk medicinmedical practices of Chinese culture
Finnish perinteinen kiinalainen lääketiede
  • perinteinen kiinalainen lääketiedemedical practices of Chinese culture
German traditionelle chinesische Medizin
  • traditionelle chinesische Medizinmedical practices of Chinese culture
Hindi पारंपरिक चीनी औषधि, पारंपरिक चीनी चिकित्सा
  • पारंपरिक चीनी औषधि (pāramprik cīnī auṣdhi)medical practices of Chinese culture
  • पारंपरिक चीनी चिकित्सा (pāramprik cīnī cikitsā)medical practices of Chinese culture
Hungarian (hagyományos) kínai gyógyászat
  • (hagyományos) kínai gyógyászatmedical practices of Chinese culture
Italian medicina tradizionale cinese
  • medicina tradizionale cinesemedical practices of Chinese culture
Japanese 中医, 中医学
  • 中医 (chūi)medical practices of Chinese culture
  • 中医学 (chūigaku)medical practices of Chinese culture
Korean 중의학, 한약
  • 중의학 (jung'uihak)medical practices of Chinese culture
  • 한약 (hanyak)medical practices of Chinese culture
Portuguese medicina tradicional chinesa, medicina chinesa tradicional
  • medicina tradicional chinesamedical practices of Chinese culture
  • medicina chinesa tradicionalmedical practices of Chinese culture
Romanian medicină chineză tradițională
  • medicină chineză tradiționalămedical practices of Chinese culture
Russian традицио́нная кита́йская медици́на, кита́йская медици́на
  • традицио́нная кита́йская медици́на (tradiciónnaja kitájskaja medicína)medical practices of Chinese culture
  • кита́йская медици́на (kitájskaja medicína)medical practices of Chinese culture
Spanish medicina china tradicional
  • medicina china tradicionalmedical practices of Chinese culture
Swedish traditionell kinesisk medicin
  • traditionell kinesisk medicinmedical practices of Chinese culture
Thai ยา จีน
  • ยา จีน (yā cīn)medical practices of Chinese culture
Turkish geleneksel Çin tıbbı
  • geleneksel Çin tıbbımedical practices of Chinese culture
Vietnamese Đông y
  • Đông ymedical practices of Chinese culture
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