traditional Chinese medicine en · NOUN
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Meanings
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(uncountable) 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).
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:
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Synonyms
Chinese traditional medicine · TCM · Chinese medicine
Translations (28)
th ยา จีน (medical practices of Chinese culture) · tr geleneksel Çin tıbbı (medical practices of Chinese culture) · pt medicina chinesa tradicional (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ja 中医 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ja 中医学 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ro medicină chineză tradițională (medical practices of Chinese culture) · cmn 中醫 /中医 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · vi Đông y (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ko 중의학 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ug جۇڭيى (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ar اَلطِّبّ اَلصِّينِيّ (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ca medicina tradicional xinesa (medical practices of Chinese culture) · sv traditionell kinesisk medicin (medical practices of Chinese culture) · es medicina china tradicional (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ru традицио́нная кита́йская медици́на (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ru кита́йская медици́на (medical practices of Chinese culture) · da traditionel kinesisk medicin (medical practices of Chinese culture) · cmn 中醫學 /中医学 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · hu (hagyományos) kínai gyógyászat (medical practices of Chinese culture) · fi perinteinen kiinalainen lääketiede (medical practices of Chinese culture) · bg кита́йска традицио́нна медици́на (medical practices of Chinese culture) · ko 한약 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · cmn 中藥 /中药 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · nan-hbl 中醫 /中医 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · de traditionelle chinesische Medizin (medical practices of Chinese culture) · it medicina tradizionale cinese (medical practices of Chinese culture) · nan-hbl 漢醫 /汉医 (medical practices of Chinese culture) · pt medicina tradicional chinesa (medical practices of Chinese culture)