Phrase guide

traditional Chinese medicine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chinese medicine, Chinese traditional medicine, TCM

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: traditional medicine

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلطِّبّ اَلصِّينِيّ (aṭ-ṭibb aṣ-ṣīniyy) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Bulgarian: кита́йска традицио́нна медици́на (kitájska tradiciónna medicína) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Catalan: medicina tradicional xinesa — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Chinese: 中醫 /中医 (zh-min-nan) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Chinese: 漢醫 /汉医 (zh-min-nan) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中醫 /中医 (zhōngyī) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中醫學 /中医学 (zhōngyīxué) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中藥 /中药 (zhōngyào) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Danish: traditionel kinesisk medicin — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Finnish: perinteinen kiinalainen lääketiede — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • German: traditionelle chinesische Medizin — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Hungarian: (hagyományos) kínai gyógyászat — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Italian: medicina tradizionale cinese — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Japanese: 中医 (chūi) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Japanese: 中医学 (chūigaku) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Korean: 중의학 (jung'uihak) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Korean: 한약 (hanyak) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Portuguese: medicina tradicional chinesa — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Portuguese: medicina chinesa tradicional — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Romanian: medicină chineză tradițională — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Russian: традицио́нная кита́йская медици́на (tradiciónnaja kitájskaja medicína) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Russian: кита́йская медици́на (kitájskaja medicína) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Spanish: medicina china tradicional — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Swedish: traditionell kinesisk medicin — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Thai: ยา จีน (yā cīn) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Turkish: geleneksel Çin tıbbı — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Uyghur: جۇڭيى (jungyi) — medical practices of Chinese culture
  • Vietnamese: Đông y — medical practices of Chinese culture