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Noun [English]

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  1. 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). Wikipedia link: traditional Chinese medicine Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Traditional Chinese medicine Synonyms: Chinese medicine, Chinese traditional medicine, TCM Translations (medical practices of Chinese culture): اَلطِّبّ اَلصِّينِيّ (aṭ-ṭibb aṣ-ṣīniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), medicina tradicional xinesa [feminine] (Catalan), 中醫 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 中医 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 漢醫 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 汉医 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 中醫 (Chinese Mandarin), 中医 (zhōngyī) (Chinese Mandarin), 中醫學 (Chinese Mandarin), 中医学 (zhōngyīxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 中藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 中药 (zhōngyào) (Chinese Mandarin), traditionel kinesisk medicin (Danish), perinteinen kiinalainen lääketiede (Finnish), traditionelle chinesische Medizin [feminine] (German), (hagyományos) kínai gyógyászat (Hungarian), medicina tradizionale cinese [feminine] (Italian), 中医 (chūi) (alt: ちゅうい) (Japanese), 中医学 (chūigaku) (alt: ちゅういがく) (Japanese), 중의학 (jung'uihak) (Korean), medicina tradicional chinesa [feminine] (Portuguese), medicina chinesa tradicional [feminine] (Portuguese), medicină chineză tradițională [feminine] (Romanian), традицио́нная кита́йская медици́на (tradiciónnaja kitájskaja medicína) [feminine] (Russian), кита́йская медици́на (kitájskaja medicína) [feminine] (Russian), medicina china tradicional [feminine] (Spanish), traditionell kinesisk medicin [common-gender] (Swedish), ยา จีน (yā cīn) (Thai), geleneksel Çin tıbbı (Turkish), جۇڭيى (jungyi) (Uyghur), Đông y (Vietnamese)

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medicina china tradicional"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "medical practices of Chinese culture",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "traditionell kinesisk medicin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yā cīn",
      "sense": "medical practices of Chinese culture",
      "word": "ยา จีน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "medical practices of Chinese culture",
      "word": "geleneksel Çin tıbbı"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "jungyi",
      "sense": "medical practices of Chinese culture",
      "word": "جۇڭيى"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "medical practices of Chinese culture",
      "word": "Đông y"
    }
  ],
  "word": "traditional Chinese medicine"
}

Download raw JSONL data for traditional Chinese medicine meaning in All languages combined (7.1kB)

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