中醫

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See also: 中医

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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China; Chinese
 
medical; medicine; doctor
medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
trad. (中醫)
simp. (中医)
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Attested as early as 1876 in 格致彙編; born out of the need to distinguish traditional Chinese medicine from Western medicine following the systematic introduction of Western medicine to China in the mid-19th century.

Noun

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中醫

  1. traditional Chinese medicine
  2. doctor who practices traditional Chinese medicine
    中醫中医  ―  lǎo zhōngyī  ―  an old and experienced doctor who practices traditional Chinese medicine
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Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of traditional Chinese medicine): 西醫西医 (xīyī)
  • (antonym(s) of doctor who practices traditional Chinese medicine): 西醫西医 (xīyī)
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Etymology 2

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middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
medical; medicine; doctor
medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
trad. (中醫)
simp. (中医)

Noun

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中醫

  1. (literary) average doctor
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